Tang Jie-Ee Wei continue fine form in China Masters

PETALING JAYA: Mixed doubles shuttlers Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei kept up their fine form by progressing to the China Masters quarter-finals.

The reigning world champions had to dig deep against Indonesia’s world No. 12 Jafar Hidayatullah-Felisha Pasaribu before securing a 21-13, 13-21, 21-16 win in 63 minutes at the Shenzhen Arena on Thursday (Sept 18).

The win meant that Tang Jie-Ee Wei remained unbeaten against Jafar-Felisha after also coming out on top in their three previous meetings.

The world No. 3 duo will next take on the winners of the match between Hong Kong’s world No. 6 Tang Chun Man-Tse Ying Suet and Denmark’s Jasper Toft-Amelie Magelund (No. 10) for a place in the last four.

Independent pair Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie though crashed out 6-21, 21-16, 12-21 to Taiwan’s Ye Hong-wei-Nicole Chan.