Veterans Peng Soon-Liu Ying lead two others into semis


Fend ’em off: Teo Ee Yi and Ong Yew Sin defeated Indonesia’s Pramudya Kusumawardana-Yeremia Erich 12-21 21-11 21-18 at the World Tour Finals in Nusa Dua, Bali. — AP

PETALING JAYA: It was a glorious day for Malaysia as our shuttlers checked into three semi-finals in the World Tour Finals with old-timers Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying making the biggest headway.

The mixed doubles independent pair battled for one hour and 24 minutes to subdue a strong assault from Denmark’s Mathias Christiansen-Alexandra Boje before prevailing 21-17 19-21 21-16 in Bali yesterday.

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