KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 — National mixed doubles pair Chen Tang Jie – Toh Ee Wei are the last Malaysians standing in the Thailand Masters after confirming their place in the semi-finals in Bangkok today.
The second seeds defeated the Dutch pair of Robin Tabeling – Selena Piek 21-12, 25-23 in a 40-minute quarter-final clash at the Nimibutr Stadium.
This is Chen – Toh’s third win over the Dutch pair, having also triumphed against them in last year’s Singapore Open and Japan Open.
The Malaysians’ semi-final opponents tomorrow will be either third seeds Hiroki Midorikawa – Natsu Saito of Japan or Thailand’s Ruttanapak Oupthong – Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat.
Meanwhile, four other Malaysian representatives crashed out in the second round yesterday.
Men’s singles shuttler Cheam June Wei was thrashed 7-21, 11-21 by Mark Caljouw of the Netherlands, and professional men’s doubles shuttlers Teo Ee Yi – Ong Yew Sin went down fighting 23-25, 21-14, 14-21 to Denmark’s Andreas Sondergaard – Jesper Toft.
National professional mixed doubles pair Tan Kian Meng – Lai Pei Jing also gave a good fight before going down 21-18, 15-21, 19-21 to Tabeling – Piek, while another mixed doubles pair, Goh Soon Huat – Shevon Lai Jemie, also fell in three games – 17-21, 21-17, 16-21 – to Indonesia’s Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto – Lisa Ayu Kusumawati.
— Bernama
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