Mixed doubles pair Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Jemie Lai suffered a surprise defeat at the hands of Chinese duo Ou Xuan Yi-Huang Ya Qiong.

Unseeded Xuan Yi-Ya Qiong only took 33 minutes to down the fourth seeded pair 21-11, 21-15 during their match at Gwangju Yeonju Stadium.

The Chinese pair will take on compatriots and first seeds Wang Yi Lyu-Huang Dong Ping, who eliminated host pair Yong Jin-Lee Yu-rim 21-12, 21-8 in the other semifinal.

Soong Joo Ven also failed to make the final when he lost to Japanese Kodai Naraoka 17-21, 23-21, 11-21 in the men’s singles.

Naraoka will face South Korean Jeon Hyeok-jin, who surprised sixth seed Sitthikom Thammasin from Thailand 21-18, 21-15, in tomorrow’s final.

Meanwhile, junior women’s singles player Myisha Khairul won the 2022 Dutch International championship in Wateringen, Holland, today.

The 19-year-old Johor lass had to work hard to beat compatriot Siti Nurshuhaini Azman 21-19, 18-21, 21-19.

It is her first international title this season.