{"id":16911,"date":"2023-04-29T13:35:54","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T05:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=16911"},"modified":"2023-04-29T13:35:56","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T05:35:56","slug":"bac-2023-yew-sin-ee-yi-soon-huat-shevon-through-to-semifinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=16911","title":{"rendered":"BAC 2023: Yew sin-Ee Yi, Soon Huat-Shevon through to semifinals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>KUALA LUMPUR, April 29<\/strong> &#8212; National men\u2019s doubles shuttlers Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi have qualified for the semifinals of the 2023 Badminton Asia Championship (BAC) at the United Arab Emirates today after beating world number one pair, Fajar Alfian-Muhammad Rian Ardianto in the quarterfinals tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The world number eight pair put on a sterling performance to beat the Indonesians&nbsp;in straight sets, 22-20, 21-15 at the&nbsp;Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan Indoor Hall, Al Nasr Club in&nbsp;Dubai, extending their winning streak to four wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Malaysians will take on the winner of the tonight\u2019s match between Japan\u2019s Takuro Hoki-Yugu Kobayashi\u00a0and Indonesia\u2019s\u00a0Muhammad Shohibul Fikri-Bagas Maulana.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-29-at-1.34.28-PM-1024x560.png\" alt=\"semifinals\" class=\"wp-image-16912\" width=\"481\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-29-at-1.34.28-PM-1024x560.png 1024w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-29-at-1.34.28-PM-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-29-at-1.34.28-PM-768x420.png 768w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-29-at-1.34.28-PM-183x100.png 183w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-29-at-1.34.28-PM-350x192.png 350w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-29-at-1.34.28-PM-800x438.png 800w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-29-at-1.34.28-PM.png 1166w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>National mixed doubles pair Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Jemie Lai have also qualified for the semifinals after beating Indonesians&nbsp;Rinov Rivaldy-Pitha Haningtyas Mentari 21-17, 15-21 and 21-19.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>World number eight Soon Huat-Shevon will meet world number one pair&nbsp;Zheng Si Wei-Huang Ya Qiong of China, who they have yet to beat in their past 10 meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chinese pair stormed into the semifinals after beating Indonesians Praveen Jordan-Melati Daeva Oktavinati 21-11, 21-17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/\">NMT<\/a> as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bernama.com\/en\/sports\/news.php?id=2185039\">Bernama<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 &#8212; 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