Malaysia s Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying lost to Germany s Mark Lamsfuss-Isabel Herttrich in their mixed doubles badminton group stage match at the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza in Tokyo. - AFP.
PETALING JAYA: The Olympic Games hopes are as good as over for mixed doubles pair Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying after losing their second consecutive group match.
In a match that should favour the Malaysians, the 2016 Rio Olympics silver medallists Peng Soon-Liu Ying went down 12-21, 15-21 to Germany s Mark Lamsfuss-Isabel Herttrich in Group D at the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza in Tokyo.
The world No. 15 German pair have never beaten the Malaysians but today, they powered their way through good tactical plan and persistent attacking to crush Peng Soon-Liu Ying.