Badminton: Kian Meng-Pei Jing storm into semi-finals at Swiss Open


Tan Kian Meng (right) and Lai Pei Jing. -filepic

PETALING JAYA: Mixed doubles badminton pair Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing, playing their first tournament as an independent pair, continued their smashing run by checking into the semi-finals of the Swiss Open in Basel.

The world No. 13, who parted ways with the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) last month, passed through a tough challenge by beating India's world No. 19 S. Rankireddy-Ashwini Ponnappa 21-17,16-21,21-18 on Friday.

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