Soon Huat-Shevon stun world No. 2 home pair to reach China Open semis

Independent mixed doubles pair Goh Soon Huat (left) and Shevon Lai Jemie stormed into the semi-final of the China Open.

PETALING JAYA: Mixed doubles shuttlers Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie pulled off a sensational win over world No. 2 and home favourites Jiang Zhenbang-Wei Yaxin to storm into the semi-finals of the China Open.

Soon Huat-Shevon were on top of their game as they needed just 33 minutes to beat the recent Hong Kong Open champions 23-21, 21-16 at the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium in Changzhou on Friday (Sept 20).