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The Star
15 hours ago
- Sport
- The Star
Thai foes stand in Goh-Shevon's way from breakthrough
Staying solid: Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie beat Indonesia's Amri Syahnawi-Nita Violina Marwah 21-12, 21-17 in the second round. PETALING JAYA: Mixed doubles pair Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie are eyeing a breakthrough performance at the Indonesian Open as they aim to reach the semi-finals for the first time in their careers. But familiar foes and sixth seeds Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Supissara Paewsampran of Thailand are standing in their way. Yesterday, Soon Huat-Shevon entered their first quarter-finals in six years at the Open following a confident 21-12, 21-17 win over home pair Amri Syahnawi-Nita Violina Marwah in the second round. Since making their debut in the tournament in 2017, the duo have never gone beyond the quarter-final stage. Their best showing came in 2019, when they reached the last eight before falling to China's Wang Yilyu-Huang Dongping. Although the straight-game victory may have looked like a walk in the park, Shevon admitted they initially struggled to adapt to the conditions 'We've been playing on two different courts yesterday (Wednesday) and today (yesterday) , so we had to get ourselves adjusted very quickly. Overall, I think we performed quite solid and consistently. 'The opponents did really well to try and break us, but we managed to stand together and overcome that,' said Shevon in a post match interview with BWF. Soon Huat-Shevon will be meeting their Thai opponents for the eighth time, with their most recent clash taking place just last week at the Singapore Open, where Dechapol-Supissara got the better of the Malaysians in the quarter-finals. This time, though, Soon Huat-Shevon are determined not to suffer the same fate. 'Our expectation is to reach the semi-finals in every tournament. We believe we can beat the Thai pair tomorrow. We'll be better prepared,' said Soon Huat. This year alone, the Malaysians have played against the Thais five times, and have won twice at the All-England and Asian Championships. Second seeds Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei are also through to the quarter-finals and will take on Jesper Toft-Amalie Magelund of Denmark. They had yesterday, they knocked out another Danish pair Mads Vestergaard-Christine Busch 21-9, 21-12 in the second round.
Daily Express
a day ago
- General
- Daily Express
Soon Huat-Shevon cruise into Indonesia Open quarters
Published on: Thursday, June 05, 2025 Published on: Thu, Jun 05, 2025 By: FMT Reporters Text Size: Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie wrapped up their second-round match at the Indonesia Open in just 32 minutes. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: Mixed doubles pair Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie cruised into the quarter-finals of the Indonesia Open after defeating home duo Amri Syahnawi-Nita Violina Marwah today. The world No 5 defeated the 25th-ranked Indonesian pair 21-12, 21-17 in a match lasting 33 minutes. A tougher challenge now awaits the Malaysian husband-and-wife team, who have booked a last-eight clash with Thailand's world No 6 Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Supissara Paewsampran tomorrow. Dechapol-Supissara have been in strong form at all the BWF tournaments this year. Soon Huat and Shevon are still chasing their first title of the season, having fallen short in the early rounds at most tournaments. Their best result so far was reaching the semi-finals of the India Open in January. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
The Star
a day ago
- Sport
- The Star
Soon Huat-Shevon cruise into Indonesian Open quarter-finals
PETALING JAYA: Mixed doubles pair Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie had little trouble booking their spot in the quarter-finals of the Indonesian Open after cruising past home duo Amri Syahnawi-Nita Violina Marwah. In the second-round match held at Istora Senayan in Jakarta, Soon Huat-Shevon stayed in control throughout to wrap up a 21-12, 21-17 win in just 33 minutes on Thursday (June 5). Standing in their way in the quarter-finals on Friday are familiar foes from Thailand, Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Supissara Paewsampran, who had an easy 21-7, 21-12 victory over India's Sathish Karunakaran-Aadya Variyath.
The Star
7 days ago
- Sport
- The Star
Soon Huat-Shevon shift focus to Indonesian Open after narrow loss to Thais
Running out of steam: Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie lost to Thailand's Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Supissara Paewsampran in the Singapore Open quarter-finals yesterday. PETALING JAYA: It wasn't the result they were hoping for, but mixed doubles pair Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie are taking the positives from their Singapore Open outing as they shift their focus to the Indonesian Open next week. The top seeds saw their campaign in Singapore come to an end after a hard-fought 19-21, 22-20, 17-21 defeat to Thailand's Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Supissara Paewsampran in the quarter-finals yesterday. The match lasted 64 minutes. Soon Huat later revealed that he had picked up a slight injury in the opening game, which disrupted their momentum and made it harder for them to maintain their dominance in the second, forcing the match into a deciding rubber. However, he did not disclose details of the injury. 'Actually, we both knew that once we lost the second match it would be very hard to come back because I sustained an injury during the first match. 'If we continued to play with speed and power then maybe we would've been at a disadvantage. So we just tried to focus and give our best,' said Soon Huat. Despite the defeat, the pair believe they are slowly regaining their rhythm after a lacklustre showing at the Malaysian Masters last week, where they exited in the first round. 'Last week was definitely a setback for us both. We were quite disappointed, not able to go further in our home ground but it was a good take and we have stayed positive since then and we see the result here in Singapore that we are getting back on track. 'We're really proud of ourselves, my partner especially, that he's getting back. ''It's been a very tough journey for him to maintain at this level with some injuries and trying to recover,' said Shevon. Their performance in Singapore has given them a timely boost ahead of the Indonesian Open, which begins on Tuesday. Soon Huat-Shevon are set to face another Thai pair in the first round, Sapsiree Taerattanachai and her new partner Phuwanat Horbanluekit. Soon Huat-Shevon have not had the best of outings at the Indonesian Open in recent years, particularly in the last two editions where they suffered early first-round exits. Meanwhile, women's doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah were once again left heartbroken after falling to China's Jia Yifan-Zhang Shuxian 21-14, 22-24, 14-21 in the quarter-finals. It was their second straight loss to the Chinese duo, after falling short against them in the Malaysian Masters semi-finals last week.
The Sun
27-05-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Singapore Open: Soon Huat-Shevon cruise into second round
MALAYSIA's professional mixed doubles pair, Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie, lived up to expectations by advancing to the second round of the Singapore Open 2025 Badminton Championships today. The top seeds of the tournament defeated Ukrainian pair Oleksii Titov-Yevheniia Kantemyr, 21-11, 21-8 in 21 minutes at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Awaiting the husband-and-wife pair will be the winner of the match between Denmark's Mads Vestergaard-Christine Busch and China's Feng Yan Zhe-Wei Ya Xin. Meanwhile, national men's doubles pair Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub-Tan Wee Kiong failed to progress to the second round after losing to sixth seeds from Indonesia, Fajar Alfian-Muhammad Rian Ardianto, 18-21, 16-21 in straight sets. Earlier, national mixed doubles pair Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei had no trouble clearing the first round of the tournament, while another professional mixed doubles pair, Wong Tien Ci-Lim Chiew Sien, were eliminated.
