KUALA LUMPUR: It was double delight for Malaysia at the China Open as men's doubles Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani and mixed doubles Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai advanced to the semi-finals in Changzhou today.
World No. 12 Sze Fei-Izzuddin, the Japan Open champions, defeated 13th-ranked compatriots Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun 21-19, 21-18 in the quarter-finals at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium.
World No. 12 Soon Huat-Shevon also stormed into the last four, stunning China's World No. 2 Jiang Zhen Bang-Wei Ya Xin 23-21, 21-16 in just 34 minutes.
However, BA of Malaysia (BAM) pair Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin saw their run come to an end in the quarter-finals, as they fell 21-14, 21-9 to Indonesia's Dejan Ferdinansyah-Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja.