Duo on verge of becoming first mixed doubles winners in US Open

Close: Vivian Hoo (left) and Chow Mei Kuan lost 17-21, 20-22 to Tang Jinhua-Yu Xiaohan of China in the semi-finals of the women’s doubles at the US Open on Saturday.

PETALING JAYA: National mixed doubles ace Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying are on the brink of creating history in the US Open badminton championships.

The Rio de Janeiro Olympics silver medallists are just one win away from becoming the first Malaysian mixed doubles winners since the tournament’s inception in 1954.