Peng Soon-Liu Ying crash out in world meet


Malaysian mixed doubles pair Chan Peng Soon (right) and Goh Liu Ying in action in the third round of the World Championships in Jakarta on Thursday. - REUTERS

JAKARTA: There is a huge gap in standard between Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying and the world’s top five mixed doubles pairs.

It was exposed in the third round of the World Championships at the Istora Senayan on Thursday with the Malaysians going down tamely 8-21, 13-21 to Indonesian third seeds Ahmad-Tantowi-Lilyana Natsir.

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