Two Malaysian doubles pairs keep title hopes alive in Kaohsiung
KUALA LUMPUR: World No. 83 mixed doubles pair Wee Yee Hern-Vanee Gobi and world No. 26 women's doubles pair Ong Xin Yee-Carmen Ting kept Malaysia's title hopes alive by reaching the Kaohsiung Masters semi-finals on Friday.
Malaysian doubles pair Wee Yee Hern-Vanee Gobi and Ong Xin Yee-Carmen Ting secured their place in the Kaohsiung Masters semi-finals on Friday. Their triumph at the Kaohsiung Arena followed Malaysia's men's singles and men's doubles teams exiting the tournament in the quarter-finals. The mixed doubles duo achieved their first semi-final together at a Super-level event, defeating Taiwan's world No. 109 Lu Chen-Chang Yun Jung with a score of 21-12, 21-14.
They will face another Taiwanese team, world No. 273 Lin Sheng Ming-Sun Liang Ching, on Saturday for the final spot. Earlier, Yee Hern-Vanee had reached the semi-finals of the Phuket International Challenge in June. Ong Xin Yee-Carmen overcame a second-game defeat to beat Taiwan's world No. 92 Chou Yun An-Ko Ruo Hsuan 21-13, 20-22, 21-12, marking their first semi-final appearance since the Macau Open in June.
Meanwhile, world No. 46 Justin Hoh and world No. 101 Aidil Sholeh Ali Sadikin failed to reach the last four, losing to Taiwan's world No. 116 Kuo Kuan Lin and South Korea's world No. 148 Kim Hae Deun, respectively. Bryan Goonting-Haikal Nazri also bowed out after a second-round loss to Indonesia's world No. 114 Taufik Aderya-Alexius Ongkytama Subagio.
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