Heartbreak again for Goh-Shevon but they’re on track for Sudirman Cup


Champs: China’s Jiang Zhenbang (left) and Wei Yaxin in action against Malaysia’s Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie. — AP

PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie may merit a place in the Sudirman Cup from May 14-21 in Suzhou, China, based on their performance in the just concluded Swiss Open.

The independent mixed doubles pair went down fighting 17-21, 21-19, 17-21 to China’s fast-rising Jiang Zhenbang-Wei Yaxin in a one-hour pulsating final in Basel yesterday.

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