Early round misery for Tang Jie-Su Yin, Soon Huat-Shevon dumped out of Games

By the Editorial Team · Saturday, September 26, 2026

Malaysian badminton players were eliminated early in the individual events at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, with mixed doubles pairs facing quick turnarounds between matches and singles players struggling against strong opponents. The results highlight the tough competition and scheduling difficulties that impacted Malaysia's chances of advancing further in the tournament.

Malaysian badminton players faced early exits in the individual events at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday, with scheduling challenges and tough opposition contributing to the disappointing results.

At the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium in Aichi, both mixed doubles pairs from Malaysia — Chen Tang Jie-Cheng Su Yin and Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie — were eliminated in the early rounds after playing twice on the same day with less than four hours between matches.

Chen Tang Jie and Cheng Su Yin began their campaign with a convincing victory over Bangladesh’s Al Amin Jumar and Urmi Akter, winning in straight games 21-14, 21-9. However, they were narrowly defeated later that afternoon by South Korea's Kim Jae-hyun and Jang Ha-jeong in a fiercely contested match that ended 16-21, 22-20, 19-21, preventing them from advancing to the quarter-finals.

Similarly, Goh Soon Huat and Shevon Lai, a husband-and-wife pairing, advanced past Taiwan’s Yang Po-hsuan and Hu Ling-fang with a 21-14, 21-11 win but fell short in their subsequent match against India’s Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto. The Malaysian pair lost by a close margin of 20-22, 22-24. This defeat was particularly poignant as it marked what is expected to be their final appearance at the Asian Games.

In the men’s singles draw, Justin Hoh advanced to the second round via walkover after Thailand’s Panitchapon Teeraratsakul withdrew due to a back injury sustained during the team event. Panitchapon disclosed that he had attempted to recover within a limited timeframe of two to three days but ultimately decided to withdraw to prevent further harm. Justin Hoh is set to face Bangladesh’s Gourab Singha in the second round, vying for a spot in the third round.

On the women’s side, K. Letshanaa’s run ended in the opening round following a straight-sets defeat by Taiwan’s Chiu Pin-chian, who secured the win 21-13, 21-13.

The demanding schedule and fierce competition posed significant challenges for the Malaysian contingent, underlining the rigorous nature of the Asian Games badminton tournament.

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