KUALA LUMPUR: Independent mixed doubles pair Hoo Pang Ron-Lai Pei Jing continued their fine run in Europe by reaching the French Open quarter-finals today.
The world No. 31 pair upset Taiwan's world No. 23 Liu Kuang Heng-Hsu Yin Hui 21-13, 13-21, 21-17 in their second-round match at Arena Grand Paris.
Pang Ron-Pei Jing overcame a potentially tricky hurdle against Kuang Heng-Yin Hui, who had knocked out Thailand's fifth seeds Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Supissara Paewsampran in the opening round.
They will face Germany's world No. 27 Marvin Seidel-Nguyen Thuc Phuong, who stunned China's world No. 2 Jiang Zhen Bang-Wei Ya Xin 21-17, 14-21, 22-20, in the next round.
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