PETALING JAYA: It was triple joy for Malaysia in the doubles when Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik; Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani and Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah made it into the China Masters quarter-finals.
Aaron-Wooi Yik defeated fellow Malaysians Tan Wee Kiong-Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub 21-13, 21-19 to set-up a meeting against homesters He Jiting-Ren Xiangyu at the Shenzhen Gymnasium on Thursday (Nov 21).
Sze Fei-Izzuddin were also on top form when they overcame Taiwan's Wang Chi-lin-Chiu Hsiang-chieh 21-18, 21-16.
The independent pair will next face Indonesia's Sabar Gutama-Moh Reza for a place in the last four.
Women's doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah are also through to the last eight after beating Japan's Arisa Igarashi-Ayako Sakuramoto 21-18, 18-21, 21-13.
Pearly-Thinaah have a tough task next against world No. 1 and home favourites Liu Shengshu-Tan Ning.
