Yee Hern-Wen Tse's Korat triumph fuels world ranking charge
The world No. 144 Malaysians stunned Thailand's world No. 64 Ratchapol Makkasasithorn-Nattamon Laisuan 22-20, 21-16 in just 33 minutes in Korat on Sunday to claim their first title together.
It was their second win over the Thai pair, following victory at the Sri Lanka International Challenge in February.
Wen Tse, 20, was delighted to lift her first title alongside Yee Hern, 21, and is determined to keep the momentum going.
"I'm really happy to win my first title with Yee Hern," she said.
"This is just the beginning for us, and we'll keep working hard to win more.
"Hopefully, we can break into the world's top 50 this year and add more titles."
Their success is even more impressive as it was only their second tournament together since reuniting earlier this month.
Earlier in the year, Wen Tse had partnered Chen Tang Jie, reaching the semi-finals of the Taiwan Open before a first-round exit at the Malaysia Masters in May.
During that spell, Yee Hern played with Clarissan San at the World University Games in Germany.
Their chemistry in Korat has given national mixed doubles coach Nova Widianto another promising option to support world No. 4 pair Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei.
Yee Hern-Wen Tse will now turn their attention to the Malaysia International Challenge in Perak, which starts on Tuesday.
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