Three Malaysian Mixed Doubles Pairs Advance at Korea Masters
Chen Tang Jie-Clarissa San, Jimmy Wong-Cheng Su Yin and Loo Bing Kun-Noraqilah Maisarah all won their opening matches in Asan.
Three Malaysian mixed doubles pairs booked second-round places at the Korea Masters after winning their first-round matches at the Yi Sun-sin Gymnasium in Asan, South Korea.
Newly paired Chen Tang Jie-Clarissa San defeated compatriots Low Han Chen-Chan Wen Tse 21-19, 21-18 in 35 minutes.
Jimmy Wong-Cheng Su Yin, who have shown much promise in recent tournaments, came back from a game down to beat Japanese duo Kenta Matsukawa-Sumire Nakade 14-21, 21-15, 21-10 in 42 minutes.
Malaysia's young mixed doubles pair Loo Bing Kun-Noraqilah Maisarah Ramdan caused a surprise by beating the higher-ranked Indian duo Dhruv Rawat-K Maneesha 18-21, 21-14, 21-17 in 50 minutes.
Separately, men's singles shuttler Cheam June Wei made an impressive start in the World Tour Super 300 event, having been eliminated in the qualification round at the Taipei Open last week.
The world No 72 defeated Singapore's 29th-ranked Jason Teh 21-13, 21-19 to book a second-round spot.
He will next take on China's 49th-ranked Dong Tian Yao.
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