Malaysian mixed doubles pair Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin reach Kumamoto Masters second round after hard-fought win over Taiwanese opponents.
NATIONAL mixed doubles pair Hoo Pang Ron and Cheng Su Yin secured their place in the Kumamoto Badminton Masters second round following a hard-fought victory today.
The world No 20 Malaysian duo battled past Taiwan’s Wu Hsuan-Yi and Yang Chu Yun 21-18, 18-21, 21-19 at Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium.
They will next face Thai pair Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Supissara Paewsampran in the tournament’s second round.
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Women’s singles player K. Letshanaa also progressed with a 25-23, 21-8 victory over Azerbaijan’s Keisha Fatimah Azzahra.
Letshanaa will meet Taiwan’s Chiu Pin-Chian in her next match.
Two other Malaysian mixed doubles pairs suffered first-round exits in Japan.
Goh Soon Huat and Shevon Lai Jemie fell to Japanese duo Yuichi Shimogami and Sayaka Hobara 17-21, 13-21.
Wong Tien Ci and Lim Chiew Sien lost to Taiwan’s Liu Kuang Heng and Jheng Yu Chieh 15-21, 16-21.
Men’s singles player Justin Hoh was also eliminated after losing to Japan’s Shogo Ogawa 14-21, 9-21. – Bernama