KUALA LUMPUR: Justin Hoh continued his fine run at the Macau Open by beating India's seventh seed Ayush Shetty 21-18, 21-16 to book his spot in the men's singles quarter-finals on Thursday.
The world No. 45 Malaysian extended his head-to-head record against world No. 31 Ayush to 3-2.
It marks only the third time Justin has reached the last eight of a World Tour Super 300 or higher event, having previously made it this far at the Taiwan Open in 2023 and 2024.
The 21-year-old will next face either Thailand's former world championship bronze medallist Kantaphon Wangcharoen or Singapore's Jason Teh, with his sights firmly set on a breakthrough semi-final appearance.
There was also cheer in the mixed doubles where professional pair Jimmy Wong-Lai Pei Jing pulled off an upset against world No. 18 Dhruv Kapila-Tanisha Crasto of India.
Making their World Tour debut as a pair, Jimmy-Pei Jing recovered from a game down to prevail 19-21, 21-13, 21-18 and advance to the last eight. They will next take on second seeds Cheng Xing-Zhang Chi of China.
Jimmy-Pei Jing, who first joined forces in March, have reached three finals on the satellite circuit — the Vietnam International Challenge, Thailand International Series and St Denis Reunion Open — and will be eyeing a career-best outing in Macau.
For Pei Jing, Macau holds fond memories — she was a semi-finalist at the same tournament in 2016 with her now-retired partner Tan Kian Meng.
She will also be hoping for another strong result before heading to Paris later this month, where she will serve as a sparring partner to the French national team in preparation for the World Championships from Aug 25–31.
