KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — Malaysian mixed doubles pair Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai continued their brilliant momentum to move into the quarter-finals of the All England Open Badminton Championships 2019 at Arena Birmingham on Thursday (early Friday Malaysia time).

Goh-Shevon knocked out seventh seeds and England duo Marcus Ellis-Lauren Smith with straight sets 21-15, 26-24, according to the tournament website.

The Malaysian pair will next face second seeds Wang Yilyu-Huang Dongping from China.

The world championships 2018 runners-up easily saw off Chang Tak Ching-Ng Wing Yung from Hong Kong, 21-17, 21-11.

Earlier, the professional men’s doubles, Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong booked a slot to the quarter-finals after beating Japan’s Hiroyuki Endo-Yuta Watanabe 21-18, 21-19.

However professional men’s single Liew Daren’s was not so lucky as he was easily defeated by defending champion Shi Yuqi of China, 8-21, 10-21. — Bernama