Sixth time lucky as Soon Huat-Shevon mixed pair finally beats home favourites to reach China Open semis

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 — Mixed doubles pair Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie finally beat China’s world No. 2 Jiang Zhenbang-Wei Yaxin to reach the China Open semi-finals. The married badminton pair, ranked No.

12, beat the Chinese pair 23-21, 21-16 — after previously losing to them five times. In the semi-final, they are matched with another China pair, world No. 22 Cheng Xing-Zhang Chi.



Meanwhile, men’s doubles pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani also reached the semi-finals after beating fellow Malaysians Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun. The pair will meet either Indonesia's Shohibul Fikri-Daniel Marthin or Denmark's Rasmus Kjaer-Frederik Sogaard..