{"id":859,"date":"2025-11-10T06:44:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T06:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/?p=859"},"modified":"2025-11-11T06:47:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T06:47:38","slug":"pei-jing-comes-close-to-first-bwf-title-with-jimmy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/pei-jing-comes-close-to-first-bwf-title-with-jimmy\/","title":{"rendered":"Pei Jing comes close to first BWF title with Jimmy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lai Pei Jing narrowly missed out on her first BWF World Tour title with new partner Jimmy Wong, after falling short in the 2025 Korea Masters finals on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The Malaysian mixed doubles duo were edged out by home pair Kim Jae-hyeon\/Jeong Na-eun, losing 22\u201324, 18\u201321 at the Wonkwang University Cultural and Sports Center in Iksan.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NCHekTABJkE?si=NjQW1IwrWMH4iSXs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It marked the fourth time Lai\/Wong finished as runners-up on the World Tour, following similar heartbreaks at the Macau Open, Indonesia Masters (I) and Indonesia Masters (II).<\/p>\n<p>They also placed second in Vietnam, Thailand and R\u00e9union on the BWF International\/Series circuit.<\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old Lai, whose former long-time partner Tan Kian Meng retired earlier this year, will have another chance to end the drought at this week\u2019s Japan Masters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; 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