By Syazwani
Picture by The Star
Petaling Jaya, mixed doubles shuttler Goh Liu Ying is hoping to recover quickly from a pulled back muscle. On Friday, Liu Ying and Chan Peng Soon went down fighting 18-21,17-21 to top seeds Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Sapsiree Taerattanachai of Thailand in the quarter-finals of the Yonex Thailand Open at the Impact Arena in Bangkok.
It was only their second defeat in six matches against the Thais. Liu Ying suffered the pull in the second game but kept her cool to play on.
Despite the defeat, Peng Soon gave her partner a pat on the shoulder for her fighting spirit. Liu Ying hoped to get back on her feet next week at the Toyota Thailand Open.
Dechapol-Sapsiree take on fourth seeds Seo seung-jae-Chae Yujung of South Korea in the semi-finals today. The other semi-finals will be between Thom Gicquel-Delphine Delrue of France and Praveen Jordan-Melati Daeva of Indonesia.
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