Money down the drain, Peng Soon-Liu Ying left in vain


Malaysia's mixed doubles players Chan Peng Soon (right) and Goh Liu Ying (left) react after losing a point while against Indonesia's Praveen Jordan - Debby Susanto in the mixed doubles final during the 28th SEA Games at Singapore Indoor Stadium on Tuesday. They lost to Indonesians by 21-18, 13-21 and 23-25. IZZRAFIQ ALIAS / The Star. June 16, 2015.

KUALA LUMPUR: About RM100,000 and some valuable Olympic ranking points have gone down the drain with the quarter-final exit of mixed doubles Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying in the US Grand Prix badminton tournament.

Malaysians Peng Soon-Liu Ying, the second seeds, lost 19-21, 17-21 to eighth seeds Choi Solgyu-Eom Hye-won of South Korea in a 40-minute clash at the Orange County Badminton Club in California on Thursday.

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