Malaysia Masters: Paris Spur for Mapasa/Yu
Setyana Mapasa and Angela Yu are through to their first Super 500 quarterfinal.
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That it comes two months before the Paris 2024 Olympics Games, to which they have qualified, is in Yu’s own words, “a massive boost”.
Together since the Race to Paris started, the Australians had previously only reached the last eight stage at the Super 300 level – Syed Modi India International 2023 in December and the Swiss Open in March. They went on to the semis at both.
“Very happy all the hard work we put in this year has taken us here,” said Yu after their 21-8 21-11 win over home pair Go Pei Kee/Low Yeen Yuan at PERODUA Malaysia Masters 2024. “It’s a massive boost knowing we can compete and win at this level, so close to Paris. There's still a lot to work on but it’s fantastic we can get into a Super 500 quarterfinal.”