Soon Huat and Shevon go out tamely to Koreans

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PETALING JAYA: Last year, they were semi-finalists. This time, they were first-round casualties.

There was was no happy return to Arena Birmingham for national mixed doubles pair of Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie as the world no 11 were no match for South Korea’s world No. 7 Seo Seung-jae-Chae Yu-jung, going down tamely 12-21, 13-21 in just 30 minutes.

The early defeat could also cost Soon Huat-Shevon dearly in their bid to qualify for their first Olympic Games in Tokyo. It was Soon Huat-Shevon’s second disappointment in as many tournaments after also letting themselves down at the Spain Masters last month.As for Seung-jae, the win just showed how much the 22-year-old wanted to redeem himself after being allowed to return to the national team three weeks ago.

In other mixed doubles action, Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing celebrated their return to world top 10 by cruising into the second round for the first time in three attempts at the All-England.

 

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