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China Masters: Pang Ron-Su Yin settle for silver
Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin came within one point of clinching the China Masters mixed doubles title, but fell short to settle for second spot after a 23-21, 23-25, 16-21 defeat against top seeds Feng Yan Zhe-Huang Duang Ping.
It was a brilliant effort nonetheless from the Malaysian unseeded pair, who came so close to completing a fairytale run in this Super 750 event.
Hoo-Cheng made a storming start to the opening game which they commanded, despite Feng-Huang's fightback towards the end.
Hoo-Cheng had four game points before taking the surprise lead.
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The world number two Chinese pair levelled the scores with a 25-23 win in the second game after Hoo-Pang rallied back late on to force deuce.
They had match point at 22-21 but Cheng's nervy serve found the net and the Chinese went on to win.
The third game was controlled by Feng-Huang, who were relieved to cross the line as champions in front of their home fans.
But world number 23 Hoo-Cheng can be proud of themselves for pushing the soon to world number one pair to the wire in this enthralling 93-minute contest.
Hoo was also the standout player in this final with an influential performance to score many of the pair's points.