PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles pair Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun reach the Hylo Open quarter finals after a tough second round win over Indonesia’s Leo Rolly Carnando-Bagas Maulana on Thursday (Oct 30).
At the Saarlandhalle in Saarbrücken, third seeds Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun prevailed 21-9, 17-21, 22-20 in a gruelling 52 minute encounter.
They will face another Indonesian pair, Fajar Alfian-Muhammad Rian Ardianto, in the quarter finals.
Former world No. 1 pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani suffered a setback despite being the tournament’s second seeds.
Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin lost 9-21, 19-21 to Denmark’s Daniel Lundgaard-Mads Vestergaard in just 31 minutes.
The Malaysians could not reproduce the form that earned them victory over the Danes at the Abu Dhabi Masters two years ago.
In the women’s doubles, fourth seeds Go Pei Kee-Teoh Mei Xing survived a major scare.
They clawed back to beat Taiwan’s Teng Chu sun-Yang Chu yun 9-21, 23-21, 24-22 in a 61 minute thriller.
They will face either Canada’s Catherine Choi-Crystal Lai or Türkiye’s Bengisu Ercetin-Nazlican Inci in the last eight.
