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New Straits Times
5 days ago
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Heartbreak for top seeds Soon Huat-Shevon in Singapore Open exit
KUALA LUMPUR: Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai's hopes of reclaiming the Singapore Open mixed doubles crown were dashed after they fell short in the quarter-finals on Friday. The world No. 5 and top seeds went down fighting to their familiar Thai rivals Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Supissara Paewsampran 19-21, 22-20, 21-17 in a three-game battle at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Soon Huat-Shevon were agonisingly close to sealing the win in straight games, having led 19-17 and holding a match point at 20-19 in the second, only to let the opportunity slip as the world No. 8 Thais forced a decider. It was the seventh career meeting between the two pairs in a short span of eight months, with the Thais now edging ahead 4-3 in the head-to-head. Soon Huat-Shevon had won their last encounter and were bidding for back-to-back victories over Dechapol-Supissara for the first time. The Singapore Open has been upgraded to a Super 750 tournament since 2023 - a step up from when Soon Huat-Shevon won it in 2018, then classified as a Super 500 event.
New Straits Times
5 days ago
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- New Straits Times
Soon Huat-Shevon bounce back from Malaysia Masters heartbreak
KUALA LUMPUR: After the heartbreak of last week in Malaysia, the husband and wife team of Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai are finding it happier in Singapore. The defending champions at the Malaysia Masters, they exited in the very first round. But on Thursday, they reached the Singapore Open mixed doubles quarter-finals. The world No. 5 beat China's scratch pair Feng Yan Zhe-Wei Ya Xin 21-11, 21-19 in the second round. "Credit to my partner who just got back from injury. He worked really hard to get back on court," said Shevon. "There was uncertainty before we went into the match today because our performance last week wasn't as stable as we wanted it to be. "Today, we both did our parts well. Although there were some unforced errors, we managed to bounce back." Except for the Malaysia Masters setback, Soon Huat-Shevon have now reached the last eight or beyond in seven of their eight tournaments since the World Tour Finals in China in December. They will next play world No. 8 Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Supissara Paewsampran whom they have a 3-3 head-to-head record. The Thais ousted China's world No. 12 Cheng Xing-Zhng Chi 21-19, 21-18.
New Straits Times
6 days ago
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- New Straits Times
Soon Huat-Shevon reach Singapore Open quarter-finals
KUALA LUMPUR: Mixed doubles Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai stormed into the Singapore Open quarter-finals today. The Malaysian world No. 5 overcame China's scratch pair Feng Yan Zhe-Wei Ya Xin 21-11, 21-19 in the second round. Soon Huat-Shevon will meet Thailand's world No. 8 Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Supissara Paewsampran in the last eight.
New Straits Times
27-05-2025
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- New Straits Times
Soon Huat-Shevon smash into Singapore Open second round
KUALA LUMPUR: Top seeds Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai made a statement of intent at the Singapore Open with a commanding first-round win on Tuesday. Soon Huat-Shevon needed just 21 minutes to dispatch Ukraine's Oleksii Titov-Yevheniia Kantemyr 21-11, 21-8 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. The world No. 5 are looking to redeem themselves following a shock first-round exit at the Malaysia Masters last week - a result that saw them slip two spots in the world rankings and lose their status as Malaysia's top mixed doubles pair to Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei.
New Straits Times
21-05-2025
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- New Straits Times
World No. 3 Soon Huat-Shevon knocked out in Malaysia Masters first round
KUALA LUMPUR: Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai suffered their worst World Tour outing in six months when they crashed out in the first round of the Malaysia Masters. The world No. 3 and defending champions, lost to Mads Vestergaard-Christine Busch of Denmark 21-18, 21-19 at Axiata Arena on Wednesday. It was their first opening round exit since the China Masters in November last year.
