Tang Jie-Clarissa lead three Malaysian mixed pairs into Korea Masters second round
Chen Tang Jie-Clarissa San beat compatriots Low Han Chen-Chan Wen Tse in the last 32 in Ansan.
PETALING JAYA: Chen Tang Jie-Clarissa San led two other national mixed doubles pairs into the second round of the Korea Masters badminton championship in Ansan, South Korea, today.
The reshuffled pair, currently ranked 137th in the world, defeated compatriots Low Han Chen-Chan Wen Tse 21-19, 21-18 in 35 minutes in the last 32.
In the second round tomorrow, Tang Jie-Clarissa will meet world No. 45 Wu Hsuan Yi-Yang Chu Yun. The Taiwanese pair advanced after knocking out the Malaysia-United States combination of Lim Ming Hong-Stella Pan 21-10, 21-5 in just 19 minutes.
Also through to the last 16 are young Malaysian pair Loo Bing Kun-Noraqilah Maisarah Ramdan, who beat India's Dhruv Rawat-Maneesha K 18-21, 21-14, 21-17 in 49 minutes.
Bing Kun-Noraqilah, ranked 112th in the world, will next face Australia's Andika Ramadiansyah-Nozomi Shimizu.
Another young national pair, Jimmy Wong-Cheng Su Yin, downed Japan's Kenta Matsukawa-Sumire Nakade 14-21, 21-15, 21-10 in 42 minutes.
The world No. 72 duo will take on hosts Kim Joon Young-Lee Yu Lim as they chase a quarter-final slot at the Super 300 tournament.
There was disappointment, however, for another young Malaysian pair, Wee Yee Hern-Vanee Gobi, who were shown the exit by home pair Kim Jae Hyeon-Jang Ha Jeong 12-21, 20-22 in 34 minutes.
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