Bangkok: World Junior Champion Goh Jin Wei of Malaysia who was hoping to win the Asian Junior Championships in Bangkok, lost her quarter-final match to Korean player Kim Ga Eun in 57 minutes on Friday.
After dropping the first set 13-21, Goh fought back to win the second set 21-17. However, she clearly lost her momentum in the decider to eventually succumb to Kim 13-21 in the third set. Kim will play Chen Yufei of China in the semi-finals.
Fortunately, Malaysia’s men’s junior doubles pair Ooi Zi Heng/Soh Wooi Yik was able to survive a tough challenge by overcoming South Korean pair Lee Sang Min/Na Sung Seung 17-21, 21-14, 21-19 in the quarter-final match which lasted 52 minutes.
Ooi/Soh will play No. 3 seeds Han Chengkai/Zhou Haodong of China in the semi-finals on Saturday.
