Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik lifted the gloom in the Malaysian camp following the defeat of two top pairs in the China Open by defeating Danish duo Rasmus Kjaer-Frederik Sogaard in straight games this afternoon.
The world No 2 pair, who themselves were first round casualties in the Japan Open last week, defeated the 19th ranked Danish pair 21-19, 21-15 in 41 minutes at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium in Changzhou today.
Aaron-Wooi Yik, seeded second in this tournament, will meet the winners of the match between French brothers Christo Popov-Toma Junior Popov and Canada’s Kevin Lee-Ty Alexander Lindeman in the next round.
The Malaysians are gunning for a fourth title after having won the Thailand Open, the Singapore Open and the Badminton Asia Championships this year.
This morning, men’s doubles defending champions Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani were eliminated by South Korea‘s Kang Min Hyuk-Ki Dong Ju in three games.
Malaysia suffered another blow when mixed doubles pair Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Jemie Lai went down to an Indonesian pair in three games in their opening match.
