Pang Ron-Pei Jing storm into Korea Open quarters
The fast-rising Malaysian mixed doubles pair beat a home combination in straight games to reach the last eight.
Malaysian mixed doubles duo Hoo Pang Ron-Lai Pei Jing advanced to the quarter-finals of the Korea Open after a swift rise in the world rankings. The pair, who only started playing together in May, defeated South Korea's Jin Sung Ik-Lee Seung Hee 21-8, 21-15 in just 32 minutes. Hoo Pang Ron-Pei Jing have climbed from a lowly No 460 to their current position of No 15 in the global rankings.
They will face either Chinese top seeds Jiang Zhen Bang-Wei Ya Xin and Wei Ya Xin or Japan's Haruki Kawabe-Kokona Ishikawa in the quarter-finals tomorrow. Throughout 2023, Hoo Pang Ron-Pei Jing reached five semi-finals across 10 World Tour tournaments, including a silver medal finish at the Super 750 French Open and China Masters.
However, their mixed doubles partner Chen Tang Jie-Chan Wen Tse were eliminated in the second round, succumbing to China's Cheng Xing-Zhang Chi 7-21, 13-21 in 29 minutes.
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