Perfect belated wedding gift

In control: Goh Soon Huat (right) and Shevon Lai Jemie in action against Indonesia’s Rinov Rivaldy-Pitha Haningtyas during the final match. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: The day will be long etched in the memories of independent mixed doubles pair Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie after they ended the country’s seven-year wait by lifting the Malaysian Masters title.

Yesterday, world No. 18 Soon Huat-Shevon earned themselves the perfect belated wedding gift by securing an impressive 21-18, 21-19 win over Indonesia’s world No. 15 Rinov Rivaldy-Pitha Haningtyas in the final at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil.