PETALING JAYA: Mixed doubles shuttlers Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei powered into the Indonesian Masters semi-finals after overcoming Terry Hee-Gloria Emanulle.
The Singaporean-Indonesian combination presented a tricky proposition for the reigning world champions but Tang Jie-Ee Wei showed their class by securing a 21-16, 21-19 win in just 37 minutes at Istora Senayan in Jakarta on Friday (Jan 23).
Tang Jie-Ee Wei will take on China’s world No. 2 Jiang Zhenbang-Wei Yaxin next for a place in the final.
The world No. 4 duo memorably stunned Zhenbang-Yaxin to capture the world title in Paris last August.
Women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah were also in fine form when they ousted South Korea’s Kim Yu-jung-Lee Yu-lim 21-15, 21-9 to book their spot in the last four.
Pearly-Thinaah will face the winners of the match between home pair Apriyani Rahayu-Lanny Tria and Taiwan’s Hsu Ya-ching-Sung Yu-hsuan next.
In the men’s doubles, Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani advanced as well after beating South Korea’s Cho Song-hyun-Lee Jong-min 21-17, 21-13.
Standing in their way next will be either Goh V Shem-Choi Sol-gyu or Denmark’s Daniel Lundgaard-Mads Vestergaard.
