Kian Meng-Pei Jing shift focus to Down Under after semis finish in Jakarta


Too hard to beat: Tan Kian Meng (right) and Lai Pei Jing lost to China’s world No. 5 Jiang Zhenbang-Wei Yaxin in the semi-finals. — Bernama

PETALING JAYA: Mixed doubles shuttler Lai Pei Jing is not planning to slow down and is out to maintain her form with Tan Kian Meng in the Australian Open starting on Tuesday in Sydney.

Pei Jing lost almost all her life savings in a scam recently but it did not stop her from reaching the semi-finals of the Indonesian Open with Kian Meng.

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