Decision not to quit despite missing Olympics boat pays off handsomely for Soon Huat-Shevon

All-Malaysian affair: Swiss Open mixed doubles champions Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie (right) posing with their prizes after beating compatriots Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei (left) in the final.

PETALING JAYA: If you don’t succeed at first, try and try again.

This is the saying that professional shuttlers Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie have taken to heart and their perseverance finally paid off when they became the first Malaysian mixed pair in 68 years to win the Swiss Open title.