Soon Huat injures hip but plods on for win with wife to enter semis

Giving a good fight: Goh Soon Huat (left) and Shevon Lai Jemie in action against Indonesia’s Rehan Naufal-Lisa Ayu.

KUALA LUMPUR: A hip injury did not stop mixed doubles shuttler Goh Soon Huat from combining with Shevon Lai Jemie to set-up an all-Malaysian semi-final with Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei in the Malaysian Masters.

The 33-year-old Soon Huat injured his right hip in the second game against Indonesia’s Rehan Naufal-Lisa Ayu but refused to throw in the towel and kept going with wife Shevon to come away with a hard-fought 12-21, 21-17, 21-17 win at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil yesterday.