Malaysia's professional pair Lim Chiew Sien-Vivian Hoo continued their good run in the Swiss Open badminton championship by upsetting the sixth seeds in women's doubles to qualify for the semi-finals in Basel.
In the quarter-finals early this morning, the Malaysians had to work hard to beat India's Ashwini Ponnappa-Reddy N Sikki 22-20, 23-21 in 54 minutes.
Chiew Sien-Vivian took a 7-2 lead in the first game but ran into strong resistance until 20-20 before clinching the final two points.
The second game was just as closely fought as Chiew Sien-Vivian had to dig into their reserves to win 23-21.
In the semi-final scheduled for 2 pm local time (9pm in Malaysia), they will face Bulgarian sisters Stoeva Gabriela-Stoeva Stefani, the third seeds.
National men's doubles pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin also qualified for the semi-finals by beating Indonesia's Leo Carnando-Daniel Marthin 21-18, 19-21, 21-12.
Also through to the semi-finals are mixed doubles pairs Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing and Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai, who will play each other for a place in the final.
- Bernama
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