KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — National men's doubles pair Ong Yew Sin - Teo Ee Yi continue to carry the nation's hopes at the 2023 Swiss Open Badminton Championships in Basel.
Yew Sin - Ee Yii advanced to the semi-finals of the men's doubles Friday (early morning Saturday in Malaysia) after losing the first set 16 - 21 before coming back to record a 21 - 12, 21 - 19 win over the Indonesian pair of Muhammad Shohibul Fikri - Bagas Maulana in the clash at St Jakobshalle.
The third seeds will meet second-seeded Satwiksairaj Rankireddy - Chirag Shetty of India in the last four tonight.
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(from left to right) National badminton players and mixed doubles pair Goh Soon Huat and Lai Shevon Jemie in action during their match against Taiwanese players Chang Ko-Chi and Lee Chih Chen, at the 2023 Malaysia Open Badminton Championships in Axiata Arena Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, on January 10, 2023. — Picture by BERNAMA[/caption]
National professional mixed doubles pair Goh Soon Huat - Shevon Lai Jemie also lived up to expectations by progressing to the semifinals when they defeated Thai pair Supak Jomkoh - Supissara Paewsampran 21 - 18, 21 - 18 in a 36-minute clash.
Awaiting Soon Huat - Shevon are Dutch pair Robin Tabeling - Selena Piek, who beat the national mixed doubles duo of Chen Tang Jie - Toh Ee Wei 21 - 19, 19 - 21, 21 - 19.
However, it was a different fate for national men's singles shuttler Ng Tze Yong when he had to withdraw in the second set of his quarter-final match due to injury, after losing the first set 11 - 21 at the hands of third-seeded Chou Tien Chen of Taiwan.
On Friday, national professional men's singles player Lee Zii Jia confirmed his semi-final slot after defeating Taiwan's Lee Chia Hao.
— Bernama
