PETALING JAYA: It wasn’t the result they were hoping for, but mixed doubles pair Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie are taking the positives from their Singapore Open outing as they shift their focus to the Indonesian Open next week.

The top seeds saw their campaign in Singapore come to an end after a hard-fought 19-21, 22-20, 17-21 defeat to Thailand’s Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Supissara Paewsampran in the quarter-finals yesterday. The match lasted 64 minutes.

Soon Huat later revealed that he had picked up a slight injury in the opening game, which disrupted their momentum and made it harder for them to maintain their dominance in the second, forcing the match into a deciding rubber.

However, he did not disclose details of the injury.

“Actually, we both knew that once we lost the second match it would be very hard to come back because I sustained an injury during the first match.

“If we continued to play with speed and power then maybe we would’ve been at a disadvantage. So we just tried to focus and give our best,” said Soon Huat.

Despite the defeat, the pair believe they are slowly regaining their rhythm after a lacklustre showing at the Malaysian Masters last week, where they exited in the first round.

“Last week was definitely a setback for us both. We were quite disappointed, not able to go further in our home ground but it was a good take and we have stayed positive since then and we see the result here in Singapore that we are getting back on track.

“We’re really proud of ourselves, my partner especially, that he’s getting back.

‘‘It’s been a very tough journey for him to maintain at this level with some injuries and trying to recover,” said Shevon.

Their performance in Singapore has given them a timely boost ahead of the Indonesian Open, which begins on Tuesday.

Soon Huat-Shevon are set to face another Thai pair in the first round, Sapsiree Taerattanachai and her new partner Phuwanat Horbanluekit.

Soon Huat-Shevon have not had the best of outings at the Indonesian Open in recent years, particularly in the last two editions where they suffered early first-round exits.

Meanwhile, women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah were once again left heartbroken after falling to China’s Jia Yifan-Zhang Shuxian 21-14, 22-24, 14-21 in the quarter-finals.

It was their second straight loss to the Chinese duo, after falling short against them in the Malaysian Masters semi-finals last week.