‘Mixed’ Fortunes for Malaysia – Day 3: Perodua Malaysia Masters 2018
Malaysia booked three spots in the Mixed Doubles quarter-finals of the Perodua Malaysia Masters 2018 today, with experienced warriors Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying capping a successful day for the hosts.
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Chan and Goh (featured image) won a tense standoff against Denmark’s Mathias Christiansen and Christinna Pedersen to earn a last-eight place against Hong Kong’s Tang Chun Man/Tse Ying Suet. The other two Malaysian pairs - Tan Kian Meng/Lai Pei Jing and Goh Soon Huat/Shevon Jemie Lai - face each other for a spot in the semi-finals.
All three Malaysian victories came against difficult opponents. Tan/Lai outplayed Thailand’s Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Puttita Suprajirakul 21-16 21-17, while Goh/Lai overpowered Chinese Taipei’s Wang Chi-Lin/Lee Chia Hsin 21-16 21-8 in 30 minutes.
But it was Chan/Goh’s victory that brought the crowd to its feet. Proceedings in the third game were neck-and-neck, until Malaysia inched ahead thanks to great opportunism at the front by Goh, giving them a sniff of victory at 19-17.