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SINGAPORE (July 22): The Malaysian pair of mixed doubles Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Jemie Lai beat the world's number one Liliyana Natsir-Tontowi Ahmad of Indonesia in the final of the Singapore Badminton Open tournament Sunday.
It took us 36 minutes to tame the first seed to finish game 21-19, 21-18.
"It means a lot to us because it was our first, and of course it gave us a lot of experience and I hope that there will be some. more to come, "said Shevon when asked to comment on the win under the Singapore Open. The final, played at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, saw the second seed meet the Indonesian duo, who for the first time won the Singapore Open three times over four stakes.
Soon, Huat-Shevon won US $ 28,045
Asked about their strategy to win the match while we saw them attacking a lot, Shevon said, "Yes, they have more than enough to do." experience that we, so our game plan was to stay on the offensive. "
"It is normal for them to change the game and get points.This is to be expected as they are a more experienced pair.So when they catch up, we just have to be stable in our game. "
Soon, Huat-Shevon entered the quarterfinals after defeating Xiangyu Ren-Tang Jinhua of China before crushing Rinov Rivaldy-Pitha Haningtyas Mentari of Indonesia for the semi-finals. finals
In the semi-finals on Saturday, the Malaysian duo beat the Thai Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Sapsiree Taerattanachai in two parts: 21-18, 21-14.
The duo also said that they were honored to play against Liliyana-Tontowi because "everyone knows that they are"
"They are champions on many occasions, so being able to play against them was an honor for us," said Goh , adding that "and we know that she (Liliyana) will soon be retiring, so it's our pleasure to to fight against them.
Going from the front, Shevon noted that the last title further strengthened their confidence for their participation in the BWF World Championships held at the end of this month in Nanjing, China
Shevon was paired with Soon Huat, a former male badminton player, in November 2016.
The couple had already won the German Open in March.
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