KUALA LUMPUR: Hoo Pang Ron-Lai Pei Jing’s campaign at the Kumamoto Masters Japan ended in the second round after they went down to China’s Jiang Zhen Bang-Wei Ya Xin on Thursday.
The world No. 14 lost 21-12, 21-19 in 32 minutes to their world No. 2 opponents.
Pang Ron-Pei Jing threatened to force a decider after leading 11-6 at the interval and 19-17 towards the end of the second game, only to concede four straight points.
It was their third defeat in as many meetings against Zhen Bang-Ya Xin, having also lost to the Chinese pair at the Macau Open in June and last week’s Korea Open.