Malaysian mixed doubles pair Goh Soon Huat and Shevon Jemie Lai beat world number one pair Liliyana Natsir and Tontowi Ahmad of Indonesia in the Singapore Open final on Sunday.
The final, held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, saw the second seeded pair meet the Indonesian duo, who had won the Singapore Open three times, for the first time.
The world number eight, who won the German Open in March, just took 36 minutes to tame the first seeded pair, winning 21-19, 21-18.
They took home US$28,045 by winning the category.
"This means a lot to us because this was our first [Singapore Open title], and of course it gave us a lot of experience and I hope there will be more to come," said Lai.
"They have more experience than us, so our game plan was to stay on the offensive.
"It is normal for them to change the game and get points. It’s to be expected as they are a more experienced pair. So when they caught up, we just had to be steady in our game and follow our plan.
They entered the quarter-finals after beating Xiangyu Ren-Tang Jinhua from China before crushing Rinov Rivaldy-Pitha Haningtyas Mentari of Indonesia for the semis.
In the semi-finals on Saturday, the Malaysian duo defeated Thailand's Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Sapsiree Taerattanachai in straight sets 21-18, 21-14.
The duo also said that they were honoured to play against Liliyana and Tontowi as "everyone knows they are not only the world’s number one pair, but also Olympic champions as well."
"They are champions numerous times, so to be able to play against them was an honour for us," said Goh, before adding that "and we know that she [Liliyana] will be retiring soon, so it’s our pleasure to be playing against them."
Lai also noted that the latest title would boost their confidence at the BWF World Championships, which will be held at the end of this month in Nanjing, China.
The final, held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, saw the second seeded pair meet the Indonesian duo, who had won the Singapore Open three times, for the first time.
The world number eight, who won the German Open in March, just took 36 minutes to tame the first seeded pair, winning 21-19, 21-18.
They took home US$28,045 by winning the category.
"This means a lot to us because this was our first [Singapore Open title], and of course it gave us a lot of experience and I hope there will be more to come," said Lai.
"They have more experience than us, so our game plan was to stay on the offensive.
"It is normal for them to change the game and get points. It’s to be expected as they are a more experienced pair. So when they caught up, we just had to be steady in our game and follow our plan.
They entered the quarter-finals after beating Xiangyu Ren-Tang Jinhua from China before crushing Rinov Rivaldy-Pitha Haningtyas Mentari of Indonesia for the semis.
In the semi-finals on Saturday, the Malaysian duo defeated Thailand's Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Sapsiree Taerattanachai in straight sets 21-18, 21-14.
The duo also said that they were honoured to play against Liliyana and Tontowi as "everyone knows they are not only the world’s number one pair, but also Olympic champions as well."
"They are champions numerous times, so to be able to play against them was an honour for us," said Goh, before adding that "and we know that she [Liliyana] will be retiring soon, so it’s our pleasure to be playing against them."
Lai also noted that the latest title would boost their confidence at the BWF World Championships, which will be held at the end of this month in Nanjing, China.
