KUALA LUMPUR: Wee Yee Hern-Vannee Gobi captured their first World Tour title together after winning the Super 100 Kaohsiung Masters mixed doubles final in Taiwan on Sunday.
The world No. 83 defeated South Korea’s world No. 289 Ki Dong Ju-Jeong Na Eun 24-22, 21-17 at the Kaohsiung Arena.
It was a breakthrough for Yee Hern-Vannee, who were playing in their first World Tour final together, against a pair featuring Paris 2024 Olympic silver medallist Na Eun.
The fourth seeds had reached the final after beating Taiwan’s Lin Sheng Ming-Sun Liang Ching 21-11, 11-21, 21-8 in the semi-finals.