KUALA LUMPUR: Independent warrior princess Lai Pei Jing may have fallen short of a place in the Hylo Open final, but the mixed doubles veteran was delighted with the progress she has made alongside Hoo Pang Ron during their European campaign.
At 34, Pei Jing appears to be playing some of the best badminton of her career, having made spectacular progress with her new partner over the last five months.
The world No. 24 pair, who lost 22-20, 16-21, 21-17 to French world champions Thom Gicquel-Delphine Delrue in Saarbrucken, Germany, also reached the semi-finals of the Denmark Open and finished runners-up at the French Open over the last three weeks.
Their first European outing, the Arctic Open, was the only blemish, as they suffered a first-round defeat in Vantaa, Finland, four weeks ago.
