PETALING JAYA: National mixed doubles shuttlers Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie stormed into the quarter-finals of the Japan Open after defeating a Singaporean pair in the second round today.
They took 31 minutes to overcome Terry Hee-Jin Yu Jia 21-14, 21-17 at the Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo.
In the quarter-finals, Soon Huat-Shevon will play the winners of the match between Malaysia’s Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin and Jiang Zhen Bang-Wei Ya Xin of China.
Another seven Malaysian doubles shuttlers will be playing their second round matches today: four men’s doubles pairs, two mixed doubles, and one women’s doubles.
Winners in the singles events will win a cash prize of US$66,500 (RM282,978) and the runners-up US$32,300 (RM137,460).
Victors in the doubles events will pocket US$70,300 (RM299,148) and the runners-up US$33,250 (RM141,494).
The Japan Open is a World Tour Super 750 event offering total prize money of US$950,000 (RM4 million).
