Tough luck: National mixed doubles shuttlers Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei go down fighting in the Indonesian Masters. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: Mixed doubles pair Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei were left disappointed in their bid to reach the semi-finals of the Indonesian Masters after losing to Thailand's Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Supissara Paewsampran on Friday (Jan 24).
It all seemed perfect for Tang Jie-Ee Wei when they sealed the opening game with a well-played 21-18 win. However, they lost the plot in the second at the Istora Senayan in Jakarta.
Despite a determined comeback attempt after trailing significantly, the Malaysian top seeds went down 20-22 to Dechapol-Supissara,
The third game was closely contested but a few unforced errors led to Tang Jie and Ee Wei succumbing to a narrow 18-21 defeat.
Also eliminated in the quarter-finals were Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Jamie Lai, who had hoped to reach their third consecutive semi-finals but lost 15-21, 9-21 to world No. 12 duo Hiroki Morikawa-Natsu Saito of Japan in just 30 minutes.
The pros Soon Huat-Shevon had earlier reached the semis at the Malaysian and Indian Opens.
The campaign is also over for Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin after the duo went down 23-21, 21-11, 21-19 to homesters Rinov Rivaldy-Lisa Yu Kusumawati in the last eight.
