Malaysia’s Hoo Pang Ron-Lai Pei Jing will face Germany’s giant-killers Marvin Seidel-Thuc Phuong Nguyen in the last-eight. (Bernama pic)PETALING JAYA: Mixed doubles shuttlers Hoo Pang Ron-Lai Pei Jing’s fine run at the French Open continued as the duo defeated a higher-ranked Taiwanese pair to book their spot in the quarter-finals.
The 31st-ranked Pang Ron-Pei Jing took 51 minutes to defeat Liu Kuang Heng-Hsu Yin Hui 21-13, 13-21, 21-17 in their last-16 match at the Arena Grand Paris.
This is Pang Ron-Pei Jing’s second win over their rivals in as many encounters. The Malaysians have climbed 20 spots in the world rankings in recent weeks.
In the last-eight match tomorrow, they will face Germany’s 27th-ranked giant-killers Marvin Seidel-Thuc Phuong Nguyen, who knocked out world No 2 Chinese pair Jiang Zhen Bang-Wei Ya Xin in the second round.
