All-England: End of the road for Peng Soon-Liu Ying as they go down in straight sets to Japanese pair


Malaysia's Chan Peng Soon (L) and Malaysia's Goh Liu Ying (2L) return to Japan's Yuki Kaneko (R) and Japan's Misaki Matsutomo (2R) during their mixed doubles semi-final match on day four of the All England Open Badminton Championship at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham, central England, on March 20,2021. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS/ AFP)

PETALING JAYA: Unseeded Japanese pair Yuki Kaneko-Misaki Matsutomo stunned Malaysia’s Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying 21-14,22-20 to qualify for the mixed doubles final at the 2021 All-England Badminton Championships in Birmingham on Saturday (March 20).

Third seeds Peng Soon-Liu Ying were completely outplayed by Yuki-Misaki in the first game.

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