Although the Malaysian mixed doubles pair Goh Xun Valve and Lai Kit Min were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 2025 All England Open Badminton Championships, they enjoyed this match because they were able to usher in a high-intensity matchup at a high-level event, and now they are playing one less game.

Malaysian mixed doubles combination, husband and wife "valve min combination" Wu Xun valve and Lai Jiemin

World No.3 Valve Min are the top seeds at this year's All England Championships, beating Thailand's Dechapo and Subisara in the first round and Scottish duo Dunn and McPherson in the second round, but lost 21-18, 8-21, 10-21 to China's Jiang Zhenbang and Huang Dongping in the quarter-finals on Friday.

This is the eighth time the pair have competed at the All England Championships, with their best result being reaching the semi-finals in 2019, with five first-round stoppages and one second-round stoppage.

Speaking after the match about the quarter-finals at this year's All England Championships, the 31-year-old said, "Actually, we played very well in the first game, and the opponent fought back very well in the second game and the tiebreaker, and they managed to control the game. But we really enjoyed this matchup. ”

Lai Jiemin: Training may not be able to achieve the same intensity. "It's a rare opportunity to play at such a high level and high intensity. Sometimes, even in training, you can't achieve the same intensity, and it's a great challenge and experience to be able to play against such a strong team. "We lost a bit badly, but we can't say 'bad', the score was not what we expected, but we are still happy."

Although being the top seed in the tournament and not being able to go far has put the duo in doubt, the 34-year-old Wu Xun said, "It is an honour in itself to be able to participate in such a grand tournament as the top seed, it is an achievement we never imagined, such an opportunity is not easy to come by, and we really enjoy the experience." ”