Win to savour: Tan Kian Meng and Lai Pei Jing acknowledging the cheers.
ONE pair is hungry to reach the semi-finals for the first time while the other is just happy to finally clear the early rounds after countless failed attempts.
Yesterday, independent shuttlers Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie and Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing made it a great day for Malaysia when they checked into the mixed doubles quarter-finals after contrasting wins in the World Championships at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. Malaysia never had two quarter-finalists in the mixed doubles since the tournament’s inception in 1977 and in fact, the only time Malaysia had won a medal was through Koo Kien Keat-Wong Pei Tty at the 2006 edition.
