Pang Ron-Pei Jing storm into Korea Open quarters
Fast-rising mixed doubles pair Hoo Pang Ron-Lai Pei Jing continued their impressive run of form today, storming into the Korea Open quarter-finals.
The Malaysians, who only began partnering in May, beat South Korea’s Jin Sung Ik-Lee Seung Hee 21-8, 21-15 in 32 minutes to advance to the last eight.
The pair have made a remarkable rise in the world rankings, climbing from No 460 to their current position of No 15.
They will face either Chinese top seeds and world No 2 Jiang Zhen Bang-Wei Ya Xin or Japan’s Haruki Kawabe-Kokona Ishikawa in the quarter-finals tomorrow.
Pang Ron-Pei Jing have reached five semi-finals in the 10 World Tour tournaments they contested this year, finishing runners-up at the Super 750 French Open and China Masters.
Meanwhile, mixed doubles combination Chen Tang Jie-Chan Wen Tse crashed out in the second round, losing 7-21, 13-21 to China’s third seeds and world No 8 Cheng Xing-Zhang Chi in 29 minutes.
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