Soon Huat and Shevon win Malaysian Masters mixed doubles title

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Mixed doubles shuttlers Goh Soon Huat and Shevon Lai Jemie crowned their great run in the Malaysia Masters by capturing the title on Sunday (May 26).  The newlyweds rose to the occasion magnificently to beat Indonesia’s world No. 15 Rinov Rinaldy and Pitha Haningtyas Mentari 21-18, 21-19 in the final much to the delight of the passionate home fans. The win is the best wedding gift for the couple who are now planning for a nice honeymoon.  Read more at   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 [crowd cheering]

00:12 Actually this is my dream for the Malaysia Open.

00:17 Because every time I saw other countries get the champion, get on the podium.

00:23 And finally we make it this time, it's our Malaysia on the podium.

00:28 Actually we really did not expect it a lot.

00:31 Like Sunhat said, it's been a dream to just stand in front of our home crowds.

00:36 To bring that gold medal back for our fans, for our family, it's a dream.

00:42 But coming into this tournament, I didn't expect it.

00:45 Because our draw, looking at it, we have a few hurdles, few challenges that we need to overcome.

00:51 We've never won before and also very tough fights.

00:55 So coming in today, even though this match, I can say honestly, we had a 50-50 chance also.

01:04 Although we have won against them many times before, but this is the finals.

01:10 And everyone is striving to improve.

01:13 They also have their own tactics and they have improved also.

01:16 I think it will be a tough match for us.

01:19 So we have not been overconfident, we have prepared ourselves well.

01:23 And I'm really glad that we both managed to control our emotionals, control our game.

01:30 And especially for my partner here, he's been very, very patient throughout the past few games.

01:34 And today, he put me in a very good position, no matter where in the court.

01:39 So thank you and also thank you for all the home fans.

01:42 The first one was Swiss, because we've been to the finals three times.

01:46 And the last few months, we finally get a champion.

01:51 And then this one, definitely the feeling is different, I would say, comparing to Swiss.

01:56 How do I express that feeling?

01:59 Because I see all the crowds cheering for us, my own family here at the arena supporting for us.

02:06 Actually, it brings tears to my eyes to feel that one, comparing to Swiss.

02:12 Where are you going to go on your honeymoon?

02:17 This is a lot of cameras.

02:19 Do you have any promises?

02:21 No promises yet, but we will replace it after we focus on the tournament.

02:27 Record it.

02:29 Why are you talking so much?

02:31 I'm talking about my promises.

02:33 Do you think all the challenges at the finals, as the going-get stuff, you're getting tougher, do you feel that?

02:45 I think the both of us will just continue to uphold one another.

02:54 Because I'll really try to find a way how we're going to work this out.

03:00 It's not going to be easy.

03:02 But having these two championships, I think we both are more motivated to continue on.

03:11 Thank you.

03:13 Thank you.

03:15 [END]

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