Hoo Pang Ron and Lai Pei Jing rise to world No. 15
The Malaysian mixed doubles pair moved up nine places after reaching the Hylo Open semi-finals, having started their partnership at No. 460 in May.
Malaysia's Hoo Pang Ron and Lai Pei Jing have reached a career-best No. 15 in the Badminton World Federation rankings. Their run to the Hylo Open semi-finals in Germany lifted the independent mixed doubles partnership from No. 24.
The pair began playing together in May at world No. 460 and were still No. 85 on Sept 1. Their recent results include second-place finishes at both the China Masters and French Open, alongside semi-final appearances in Denmark and Germany.
At the Hylo Open, they took reigning world champions Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue of France to three games before losing. Goh Soon Huat and Shevon Lai remain Malaysia's leading mixed doubles pair at No. 11, while Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei dropped one position to No. 20.
In men's doubles, Aaron Tai and Yap Roy King advanced 19 positions to No. 55 after also reaching the Hylo Open semi-finals. They were ranked No. 116 on Oct 13 and have won the Arctic Open since forming their partnership.
Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik held No. 4, with Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin Rumsani unchanged at No. 5. French Open winners Man Wei Chong and Tee Kai Wun fell one place to No. 9.
Lee Zii Jia rose two positions to No. 40 despite exiting the Hylo Open in the second round. Leong Jun Hao stayed at No. 32, the highest ranking among Malaysian men's singles players. In women's doubles, Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah kept their No. 4 ranking.
