Malaysia assured of mixed doubles semi-final spot at Arctic Open

 

The first pair to check into the last eight was Hoo Pan Rong-Cheng Su Yin, who upstaged sixth seeds Yang Po Hsuan-Hu Ling Fang of Taiwan 21-19, 21-12. (Bernama pic)

PETALING JAYA: 

Malaysia is assured of one mixed doubles semi-finalist at the 2024 Arctic Open as two Malaysian pairs will be playing against each other in the quarter-finals tomorrow.

The first pair to check into the last eight was Hoo Pan Rong-Cheng Su Yin, who upstaged sixth seeds Yang Po Hsuan-Hu Ling Fang of Taiwan 21-19, 21-12.

The Malaysian world No 28 pair took about 40 minutes to shock the Taiwanese, who are ranked No 13 in the BWF rankings.

In the quarter-final tomorrow, they will face their third-seeded compatriots Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Jemie Lai who defeated Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Supissara Paewsampran of Thailand 22-20, 21-16.

World No 10 pair Soon Huat-Shevon overcame the new Thailand combination in 41 minutes.

This will be the first time the pairs will be playing against each other in an international tournament. - FMT