Badminton: Singapore's Terry Hee, Jessica Tan end Paris Olympics campaign with win over US duo

PARIS: Singapore badminton mixed doubles pair of Terry Hee and Jessica Tan beat the United States' Vinson Chiu and Jennie Gai on Monday (Jul 29) to finish their Olympics campaign.

At the Porte de La Chapelle Arena, world No 17 husband-wife duo took the victory against the 30th-ranked Americans 21-17, 21-12.  This meant the Games debutants finished third out of four teams in their group.

Only the top two teams from each of the four groups progress to the quarter-finals.

Both teams had already been eliminated from the competition before this encounter.

Singapore's Hee and Tan had lost to Malaysia’s world No 9 pair Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei and China' world No 2 pair Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping, who finished first and second respectively.

Singapore's top men's and women's singles players remain in the running to reach the knockout stages.

After winning their opening matches, Loh Kean Yew and Yeo Jia Min are one victory from the next round.

Yeo will face Kate Foo Kune of Mauritius on Tuesday, while Loh will take on El Salvador’s Uriel Canjura on Wednesday.