KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 (Bernama) -- Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai are among three Malaysian mixed doubles pairs who cleared the first round of the 2025 Japan Open Badminton Championships in Tokyo today.
The husband-and-wife pair convincingly beat Ruttanapak Oupthong-Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat of Thailand 21-15, 21-10 in just 30 minutes.
They will meet Denmark’s Mads Vestergaard-Christine Busch in the second round tomorrow.
Another Malaysian pair, Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei, also kicked off their campaign on a positive note by defeating Canada’s Kevin Lee-Josephine Wu 21-15, 21-19 in 29 minutes.
Tang Jie-Ee Wei will meet either Indonesia’s Jafar Hidayatullah-Felisha Pasaribu or China’s Guo Xin Wa-Chen Fang Hui in the second round.
Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin also advanced to the second round after a hard-fought victory over the United States’ Presley Smith-Jennie Gain, winning 21-19, 12-21, 21-16.
Pang Ron-Su Yin are expected to face an uphill task in the next round, where they will meet second seeds Jiang Zhen Bang-Wei Ya Xin of China.
However, it was a different outcome for professional pair Wong Tien Ci-Lim Chiew Sien, who were defeated by Japan’s Yuichi Shimogami-Sayaka Hobara 21-9, 21-8.
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