Malaysia women’s double shuttler Go Pei Kee - Teoh Mei Xing in action for the Malaysia Open 2025 at Axiata Arena, Bukit Jalil. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star
PETALING JAYA: Women’s doubles shuttlers Teoh Mei Xing-Go Pei Kee (pic) are bracing for a tough test against China’s Paris Olympics gold medallist Chen Qingchen and her new partner Wang Tingge in the German Open second round.
Qingchen has hardly played since capturing the title in Paris with former partner Jia Yifan but still poses a threat with the 20-year-old Tingge.
The pair played once together in the Asia Mixed Team Championships in Qingdao earlier this month and lost narrowly to Japan’s Arisa Igarashi-Ayako Sakuramoto.
Yesterday, world No. 47 Mei Xing-Pei Kee, who are Malaysia’s sole representatives in the women’s doubles, warmed up for the match against the Chinese duo by sweeping aside homesters Selin Hubsh-Amelie Lehmann 21-12, 21-14 in Mulheim.
Meanwhile, Yap Roy King-Wan Arif Wan Junaidi were the only Malaysians left standing in the second round of the men’s doubles event.
World No. 19 Roy King-Arif survived a scare before beating Denmark’s William Kryger-Christian Faust 21-23, 21-13, 21-12. The pair are hoping to win their first World Tour title together and will next face Taiwan’s Chang Ko-chi-Po Li-wei for a place in the quarter-finals.
It was the end of the road though for Tan Wee Kiong-Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub, Low Hang Yee-Ng Eng Cheong and Aaron Tai-Kang Khai Xing.
Wee Kiong-Azriyn went down 21-19, 13-21, 19-21 to Taiwan’s Lu Ming-che-Tang Kai Wei, while Hang Yee-Eng Cheong were beaten 14-21, 14-21 by Scotland’s Christopher Grimley-Matthew Grimley.
World junior champions Aaron-Kai Xing lost 19-21, 18-21 to Americans Chen Zhi Yi-Presley Smith 19-21, 18-21.
Meanwhile, in the mixed doubles, independent pair Wong Tien Ci-Lim Chiew Sien fought hard to overcome Singapore’s Terry Hee-Jin Yu Jia 15-21, 24-22, 21-19 to reach the second round. Tien Ci-Chiew Sien will likely play Americans Presly Smith-Jennie Gai next.
RESULTS
(Malaysians only)
First round
Men’s doubles: Yap Roy King-Wan Arif Wan Junaidi bt William Kryger-Christian Faust (Den) 21-23, 21-13, 21-12; Lu Ming-che-Tang Kai Wei (Tpe) bt Tan Wee Kiong-Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub 19-21, 21-13, 21-19; Christopher Grimley-Matthew Grimley (Sco) bt Low Hang Yee-Ng Eng Cheong 21-14, 21-14; Chen Zhi Yi-Presley Smith (US) bt Aaron Tai-Kang Khai Xing 21-19, 21-18.
Women’s doubles: Teoh Mei Xing-Go Pei Kee bt Selin Hubsh-Amelie Lehmann (Ger) 21-12, 21-14.
Mixed doubles: Wong Tien Ci-Lim Chiew Sien bt Terry Hee-Jin Yu Jia (Sin) 15-21, 24-22, 21-19.
