Soon Huat-Shevon overcome Japan’s top pair in fifth attempt


Finally: Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie beat Yuta Watanabe-Arisa Higashino of Japan 21-18, 21-14 to reach the Denmark Open semi-finals.

PETALING JAYA: Nothing is impossible.

Armed with steely determination and fighting spirit, independent mixed doubles shuttlers Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie pulled off one the biggest upsets of the day when they dumped Olympic Games bronze medallists Yuta Watanabe-Arisa Higashino of Japan 21-18, 21-14 to reach the Denmark Open semi-finals in Odense yesterday.

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