Pang Ron–Pei Jing stun Japanese pair at Denmark Open
Mixed doubles pair Hoo Pang Ron–Lai Pei Jing reached their second Super 750 semi-final of the season after defeating Japan's world No. 18 Akira Koga–Natsu Saito 21-15, 24-22 at the Denmark Open. The world No. 51 Malaysians will next face either Taiwan's Ye Hong Wei–Nicole Chan or China's Feng Yang Zhe–Huang Dong Ping in the semi-finals.
In the men’s doubles, Aaron Chia–Soh Wooi Yik qualified for the semi-finals by defeating Japan's Hiroki Okamura-Kyohei Yamashita 21-16, 21-18 in 37 minutes. The world No. 4 pair is scheduled to meet South Korea’s world No. 1 Kim Won Ho-Seo Seung Jae for a place in the final.
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