Soon Huat-Shevon advance to 3rd round at World Championships
The mixed doubles shuttlers beat American pair Chen Zhi Yi-Francesca Corbett in straight games.
Eleventh-ranked Malaysian mixed doubles shuttlers Goh Soon Huat-Shevon and Jemie Lai advanced to the third round of the World Championships after a convincing straight-sets victory over an American pair. The Malaysian duo, currently ranked 21st globally, triumphed 21-15, 21-16 in the 33-minute match at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in India.
This marks the third consecutive win for Soon Huat-Shevon against their American opponents, demonstrating their growing dominance in the international circuit. The pair received a first-round bye, allowing them to avoid further competition in the early stages of the tournament.
In the next round, the Malaysians will face China's world No 9 pair Cheng Xing-Zhang and Chi, a formidable challenge given the high ranking of their upcoming opponent. Meanwhile, Malaysian women's doubles team Carmen Ting and Ong Xin Yee were eliminated from the tournament by Japan's world No 2 pair Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto, losing 15-21, 15-21 in 45 minutes.
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