Top seeds Aaron-Soh fly into German Open second round

In control: Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik battled past Denmark’s William Kryger Boe-Andreas Sondergaard 21-16, 25-23 in a tense German Open first-round match.— MUHAMAD SHAHRIL ROSLI/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik sent an early warning in Mulheim – they are not in Germany for a holiday.

The top seeds battled past Denmark’s William Kryger Boe-Andreas Sondergaard 21-16, 25-23 in a tense 40-minute opener at the Westenergie Sporthalle on Tuesday, underlining their intent ahead of next week’s All-England.