KUALA LUMPUR: Independent mixed doubles duo Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai crashed out of the Hong Kong Open semi-finals on Saturday.
The world No. 12 bowed out in straight games 21-12, 21-12 to homesters Tang Chun Man-Tse Ying Suet.
Chun Man-Ying Suet will play the winner of the match between China's Guo Xin Wa-Wei Ya Xin and Japan's Hiroki Midorikawa-Natsu Saito for the title on Sunday.
Two other Malaysian representatives; national men's singles Ng Tze Yong and women's singles Goh Jin Wei also fell short in their bid to reach the Super 500 final.
Malaysia's hope for a title now rest on the shoulders of world No. 10 women's doubles Pearly Tan-M.Thinaah.
The 2022 French Open champions defeated Thailand's Benyapa Aimsaard-Nuntakarn Aimsaard 21-13, 21-18 in the semi-finals and will take on Indonesia's Apriyani Rahayu-Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti of Indonesia in the final.
SEMI-FINAL RESULTS
Men's singles: Jonatan Christie (Ina) bt Ng Tze Yong 21-19, 21-23, 21-13.
Men's doubles: Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (Den) bt Mohammad Ahsan-Hendra Setiawan (Ina) 24-22, 19-21, 21-11; Leo Rolly Carnando-Daniel Marthin (Ina) bt Lee Yang-Wang Chi Lin (Tai) 13-21, 21-8, 21-13.
Women's singles: Akane Yamaguchi (Jpn) bt Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (Ina) 21-17, 23-25, 21-18; Zhang Yi Man (Chn) bt Goh Jin Wei 21-14, 21-11.
Women's doubles: Pearly Tan-M.Thinaah bt Benyapa Aimsaard-Nuntakarn Aimsaard (Tha) 21-13, 21-18; Apriyani Rahayu-Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti (Ina) bt Maiken Fruergaard-Sara Thygesen (Den) 21-16, 23-21.
Mixed doubles: Tang Chun Man-Tse Ying Suet (Hkg) bt Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai 21-12, 21-12.