Pang Ron-Pei Jing reach Korea Open quarter-finals
The Malaysian mixed doubles pair will face top seeds Jiang Zhen Bang-Wei Ya Xin after a straight-games win in Yeosu.
Malaysia's Hoo Pang Ron-Lai Pei Jing advanced to the Korea Open mixed doubles quarter-finals in Yeosu, beating South Korea's Jin Sung Ik-Lee Seung Hee 21-8, 21-15. The world No. 8 pair completed the match in 32 minutes against opponents ranked No. 179.
Their next opponents are China's Jiang Zhen Bang-Wei Ya Xin, the tournament's top seeds. The independent Malaysian pair enter that contest with 12 wins from 15 matches played over 24 days since the Denmark Open began on October 13.
Pang Ron-Pei Jing's schedule has covered five consecutive tournaments, starting at the Arctic Open. Before reaching the last eight in Korea, they made the semi-finals in Denmark, finished as runners-up at the French Open and reached another semi-final at the Hylo Open in successive weeks.
Fellow Malaysians Chen Tang Jie-Chan Wen Tse were eliminated after losing 21-7, 21-13 to China's Cheng Xing-Zhang Chi. The third seeds, ranked world No. 15, won in 29 minutes.
