SINGAPORE — Singapore’s mixed doubles badminton pair Terry He and Jessica Tan continued their strong run at the end of last year with an upset victory to advance to the semi-finals of the Petronas Malaysia Open on Friday (January 12). Maintained.
The husband-and-wife duo, gold medalists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, beat sixth-seeded Thai pair Dechapol Puavaranukro and Sapsiree Taeratta in the mixed doubles quarter-finals at Axiata Arena. They defeated Nachai 21-16, 21-19. in Kuala Lumpur.
He and Tan, ranked 22nd in the world, had struggled to hit the ground running since winning gold at the Commonwealth Games, but their form had improved in the final months of 2023. They won the mixed doubles title at the Irish Open in November and the inaugural Guwahati Masters in India a month later, and were runners-up at the Abu Dhabi Masters and Odisha Masters. .
They will play against the Korean pair in the semi-finals.
The Singaporean duo defeated Taiwan’s Ye Hongwei and Li Chia-xin 15-21, 21-19, 21 in the Malaysia Open, an elite BWF World Tour Super 1000 tournament with a total prize pool of $1.3 million. . She was eliminated in the round of 32 by -12, but in the round of 16 she defeated Thailand’s Supac Jomkoh and Spisara Pausampran 21-14, 23-21.
These wins set up a matchup between Dechapol and Sapsily, two-time Singapore Open champions in 2019 and 2022, in Friday’s quarterfinals. He and Tan got off to a strong start, opening up a 14-6 lead and easily taking the first game. However, the second match was even closer, with both pairs scoring 19-19, with the Singaporean duo clinching the victory with his last two goals in the 48th minute.
Hee and Tan then faced No. 7 seeds Kim Won-ho and Jung Na-eun of South Korea, who defeated No. 1 seeds Chung Si-wei and Huang Yaqiong of China 21-11, 18-21, 21-17 in the quarterfinals. to play against.
However, Singaporean women’s singles shuttler Yeo Ji-min failed to advance to the semi-finals as she lost to No. 1 seed Ahn Se-young of South Korea 21-16, 12-21, 19-21 in the quarter-finals.
Singapore men’s singles star Lo Keen Yew was eliminated in his opening match on Tuesday by world number one Viktor Axelsen, losing 13-21, 15-21.
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