PETALING JAYA: The class is approaching to a faithful but mixed doubles pair Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying showed they are not letting up in their interest for glory.
The new pairing delivered the inaugural big trouble of the Hong Kong Open badminton championships by bundling out world No. 2 Hendra Aprida Gunawan-Vita Marissa of Indonesia 21-14, 15-21, 21-16 in their opening match yesterday.
The couple took just 37 minutes to ice up the impressive win and set up a engagement with another Indonesian pair - Fran Kurniawan Teng-Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth - for a station in the final eight today.
Liu Ying made it a twofold joy when she partnered Chin Eei Hui to overcome seventh seeds Zhang Dan-Zhang Zhibo of Macao 22-24, 21-15, 21-18 in the 1st attack of the women`s doubles competition.
Peng Soon-Liu Ying are the only Malaysian pair left in the assorted doubles after the other exits of New Delhi Commonwealth Games champions Koo Kien Keat-Eei Hui and Hoon Thien How-Ng Hui Ern yesterday.
Kien Keat-Eei Hui fell 19-21, 21-16, 12-21 to South Korea`s Kim Ki-jung-Jang Ye-na while Thien How-Hui Ern went down 11-21, 6-21 to China`s Tao Jiaming-Qing Tian.
Mixed doubles coach Jeremy Gan hoped that Peng Soon-Liu Ying would take another safe run in the last Super Series play of the class after arrival the Taiwan Open semi-finals last week.
"These two back-to-back tournaments will make them the chance to fortify their bid to get over as the top ranked mixed doubles match in the country," said Jeremy.
"They are presently ranked 32nd in the earth and should overtake Ong Jien Guo-Chong Sook Chin, who did not work here. They possess a shift from the assorted doubles tomorrow and it will be beneficial for them. Peng Soon will just turn the men`s doubles (partnering Lim Khim Wah) tomorrow."
Peng Soon-Liu Ying, the reigning Asian champions, will get a hazard to revenge their China Open defeat by Zhang Nan-Zhao Yunlei if they make the final four in Hong Kong this weekend.
Meanwhile, Liew Daren, Pei Wee Chung and Lydia Cheah all failed to illuminate their last qualifying hurdles.
Daren lost to China`s Wen Kai 15-21, 13-21 while Wee Chung was beaten 19-21, 21-17, 13-21 by Hong Kong`s Tam Chun Hei.
The gross lack of depth in the singles department was unmistakable with Lydia`s 15-21, 21-17, 20-22 defeat at the men of unheralded Filipina Ann Venice Alcala.
The spotlight today will be on the men`s singles and doubles action as the world`s top ranked shuttlers fight it out to see who will seize the final Super Series prizes on offer.
Malaysia`s hopes are on Guangzhou Asian Games silver medallists Lee Chong Wei and Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong. Chong Wei, who skipped the Taiwan Open last week, will bear to make difficult to illuminate a minefield of obstacles if he is to extend his competition with Lin Dan.
Top seed Chong Wei, who meets Dane Christian Lind Thomsen today, is in the same half with team-mate Mohd Hafiz Hashim, Dane Jan Jorgensen, world champion Chen Jin and Lin Dan.
Lin Dan, however, has a slippery opening tie against Jorgensen while Hafiz will cause to have on Chinese youngster Wang Zhengming today.
Kien Keat-Boon Heong, who are sounding to spring back after failing to hold their Asian Games title last month, open against Danes Mads Conrads-Petersen-Jonas Rasmussen today.
Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif-Hoon Thien How should also win their first round match against Filipino pair Philip Joper Escueta-Magnaye Peter Gabriel but Gan Teik Chai-Tan Bin Shen will be hard pressed to gain as they are up against world champions Fu Haifeng-Cai Yun of China.
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