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Malaysia’s badminton duos sail into Taiwan Open semis
Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong are seen in action against Indonesiau00e2u20acu2122s Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan during the 2019 Malaysia Masters in Kuala Lumpur January 18, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d Bernama pic

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — Malaysian professional duo Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong have sailed into the semi-finals of the 2019 Taiwan Open badminton championship today.

The world ranked 15, turned up in style to beat former world number one Lee Yong Dae-Kim Gi Jung of South Korea 21-18, 21-19 in the 37-minute quarter finals tie.

The 2016 Rio Olympics silver medallist will next take on unseeded Mathias Boe-Mads Conrad-Petersen of Denmark in the semi-finals clash tomorrow.

Earlier, the Danish were struggling a rubber set before claiming a 21-16, 19-21, 21-17 victory against first seed Fajar Alfian-Muhammad Rian Ardianto of Indonesia.

Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying also marched into the mixed doubles semi-finals after having defeated Indonesian Rinov Rinaldy-Pitha Mentari 18-21, 21-14, 21-14.

The world ranked number five are scheduled to face Tang Chun Man-Tse Ying Suet of Hong Kong in the semi-finals.

It was unfortunate for third seed, Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik when they lost to South Korean Choi Solgyu-Seo Seung Jae 18-21, 14-21.

Also ending their journey was Malaysian men’s singles, Cheam June Wei who lost to Chou Tien Chen 11-21, 21-15, 17-21. — Bernama

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