PETALING JAYA: National mixed doubles shuttlers Hoo Pang Ron-Lai Pei Jing pulled off a major upset at the Denmark Open, defeating world No 5 pair Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Supissara Paewsampran to advance to the quarter-finals.
The world No 51 Malaysians defeated the Thai pair 21-7, 21-11 in just 24 minutes at SJF Bank Arena in Odense.
The victory levelled their head-to-head record at one win apiece after two meetings.
The Malaysian pair, who have been partners for only five months, will face either French pair Thom Gicquel-Delphine Delrue or Japan's Akira Koga-Natsu Saito in the quarter-finals tomorrow.
This is their second quarter-final appearance at a World Tour Super 750 event, following their runners-up achievement at last month's China Open.
Meanwhile, newly-paired Aaron Tai-Yap Roy King who won the Arctic Open title last week, finally met their match in world No 4 compatriots Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik in the second round, losing 18-21, 11-21 in 33 minutes.
In the last eight match tomorrow, Aaron-Wooi Yik will face either Peeratchai Sukphun-Pakkapon Teeraratsakul of Thailand or Chinese pair He Ji Ting-Ren Xiang Yu.