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China's world No. 1 mixed doubles player and reigning world champion Zheng Siwei has been to a durian specialty shop near his hotel here almost every other day.
Durian craze: (clockwise from top left) Huang Dongping, Zheng Yu, Jia Yifan, 世界杯竞猜下注app Chen Yufei, Han Yue and Marcus Fernaldi enjoying the King of Fruits.
“Let me show you all what I do after winning my match in the Malaysian Open. Eat durians while reviewing the recording of my match,” he posted on his Instagram account videos of his durian eating experience.

In order to avoid discomfort during his matches, he sai 世界杯下注app d he had found a way to eat the durian little by little over a couple of days.

Indonesia's Marcus Fernaldi, who plays with Kevin Sanjaya, said that now that his challenge had ended, he could relax a bit and enjoy the fruit here.
“We've come across many of them who really love our Musang King variety and they even asked other players to join them to eat.”
Then a day later after losing his second-round match, he said: “In fact, you can also make yourself happy by eating durians after you lose a match.”
Other durian lovers on the tour include China's Chen Yufei, Huang Dongping, Jia Yifan; Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan; and Indonesians Hendra Setiawan, Fajar Alfian and Rian Ardianto.
“They keep coming back. Not just one day, even the day before their game, they would come here,” she said.
“During the competition, I'm kind of afraid to eat too much but sometimes I cannot help but eat it.”
“I can now eat more durians with the coaches and fri 世界杯游戏下注app ends. We try to go anywhere near the hotel,” said the former world No. 1.
KUALA LUMPUR: A stop at the durian shops to feast on the King of Fruits has become a priority on the must-do list of many international badminton stars during the Malaysian Open.
“I love durians. I will usually come here and eat. I will take away as well,” he said when met on Thursday.
For Taiwan's Yang Po-han anytime is a good time to consume durian.
DSR Taiko Bhd marketing manager Erine Phang said her durian specialty shop at Lot 10 had welcomed dozens of players and coaches many times over the week. |
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