Malaysian Duo Ends Six-Year Title Drought with Swiss Open Victory

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March 26, 2024 · 1 min read

Malaysian Duo Ends Six-Year Title Drought with Swiss Open Victory
Other Sports | March 26, 2024
After a six years title drought, the independent duo of Goh Soon Huat and Shevon Lai Jemie emerged victorious at the Swiss Open. (Image: TheStar)

Goh Soon Huat and Shevon Lai Jemie of Malaysia secured victory in the mixed doubles final of the Swiss Open, ending their six years title drought. They defeated their compatriots Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei with a dominant performance, claiming a 21-16, 21-13 victory in Basel. This win marked their first title since the 2018 Singapore Open, breaking their streak of runner-up finishes in the Swiss Open in the past two years.

On the other hand, Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei faced their second runner-up finish of the year. In other results, Lin Chun-yi won the men’s singles title, Ben Lane and Sean Vendy clinched the men’s doubles title, Carolina Marin emerged victorious in the women’s singles and Lanny Tria and Ribka Sugiarto claimed the women’s doubles title.