PETALING JAYA: Men's singles shuttler Justin Hoh sealed his first quarter-final berth of the year in style, toppling defending Taiwan Open champion Lin Chun-yi of Taiwan.
Despite going up against the tournament’s fourth seed and world No. 17, Justin showed no signs of being overawed.
The Kuala Lumpur-born shuttler was sharp and composed throughout, outmaneuvering Chun-yi at every turn and leaving the Taiwanese ace short of answers.
After 46 minutes of intense action, Justin wrapped up a well-earned 21-17, 21-18 victory.
Earlier, he had also impressed in the opening round with a confident 21-16, 21-13 win over another local player, Su Li-yang.
He will play the winner of the match between Jeon Hyeok-jin of South Korea and Wang Tzu-wei of Taiwan.
