PETALING JAYA: Men's doubles shuttlers Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani and Chia Wei Jie–Teo Ee Yi will face off in the second round of the Denmark Open after cruising past their rivals in their openers at the World Tour Super 750 championships early this morning.
This assures Malaysia of another quarter-final spot in the men’s doubles as Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik take on compatriots Aaron Tai-Yap Roy King in their second-round clash today.
Sze Fei-Izzuddin took just 27 minutes to dispose of Nur Azriyn Ayub-Tan Wee Kiong in straight games of 21-14, 21-11.
Wei Jie-Ee Yi meanwhile pulled off an upset against their higher-ranked Taiwanese rivals Chen Zhi Ray-Lin Yu Chieh at the SJF Bank Arena in Odense, Denmark.
Ranked 58th, Wei Jie-Ee Yi beat world No 32 Zhi Ray-Yu Chieh 21-16, 21-15 in just 30 minutes.
However, Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun’s reunion after a four-month split ended in disappointment as the world No 12 were defeated by the 28th-ranked Danish pair Christian Faust Kjaer-Rasmus Kjaer 16-21, 20-22 in 38 minutes.
In the women’s singles, Wong Ling Ching came close to upsetting Japan’s Riko Gunji but succumbed to her much higher-ranked rival 21-19, 11-21, 19-21 in a match that lasted 67 minutes.
World No 5 women’s doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M Thinaah, who received a bye in the first round, will take on Hong Kong's world No 19 pair Yeung Nga Ting-Yeung Pui Lam in their second-round encounter later today.
Malaysia also has three mixed doubles pairs through to the second round.
New pair Chen Tang Jie-Chan Wen Tse, who shocked their more established compatriots Jimmy Wong-Cheng Su Yin 21-19, 21-16, face a tough match against China’s world No 6 Guo Xin Wa-Chen Fang Hui.
Veterans Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie take on home pair Mathias Christiansen-Alexandra Boje while Hoo Pang Ron-Lai Pei Jing face top Thai pair Dechapol Puavaranukroh- Supissara Paewsampran.
Malaysia’s challenge in the men’s and women’s singles ended in the first round.