Soon Huat-Shevon cruise through Asian Games 2026 opener as more Malaysian shuttlers advance
NAGOYA, Sept 25 — Malaysian mixed doubles veterans Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie began their Asian Games individu...
NAGOYA, September 25 - Malaysian mixed doubles veterans Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie made an impressive start to their Asian Games campaign by defeating Taiwan's Yang Po Hsuan-Hu Ling Fang with a score of 21-14, 21-11 in just 28 minutes. The world No 10 husband-and-wife team will face India's Dhruv Kapila-Tanisha Crasto in their next match.
The Asian Games have previously been challenging for Soon Huat-Shevon, who were knocked out in the second round during the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang and 2022 Hangzhou events, and are still aiming for their first medal. Men's singles shuttler Justin Hoh also qualified for the Games after receiving a walkover from Thailand's Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul.
Meanwhile, the new mixed doubles pair of Chen Tang Jie-Cheng Su Yin eliminated Bangladesh's Al-Amin Jumar-Urmi Akter with a 21-14, 21-9 score, setting up a second-round clash with South Korea's world No 25 Kim Jae Hyeon-Jang-Jang Ha Jeong. The duo had only competed together once before the Asian Games, when they lost their opening match at the China Masters earlier this month to China's world No 6 Guo Xin Wa-Chen Fang Hui.
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