KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 — Only four Malaysian pairs survived the second round to battle on in the 2022 Malaysia Open quarter-finals tomorrow.
Three of the combinations were two national men’s doubles pairs, Aaron Chia - Soh Wooi Yik and Goh Sze Fei - Nur Izzuddin Rumsani and professional duo, Ong Yew Sin - Teo Ee Yi also made the cut into the last eight.
Aaron - Wooi Yik defeated Singapore’s Hee Yong Kai Terry - Loh Kean Hean, 21 - 16, 21 - 13 while Yew Sin - Ee Yi scored back-to-back victories against Olympic champions, Wang Chi-Lin - Lee Yang, 21 - 17, 21 - 18 since last year’s World Championships.
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Thai women's singles player Phittayaporn Chaiwan in action during the match against Indian player Pusarla V. Sindhu, in the qualifying round of the 2022 Petronas Malaysia Open Championships at Axiata Arena Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, on June 30, 2022. — Picture by BERNAMA[/caption]
Sze Fei - Nur Izzuddin, on the other hand, did not even raise a sweat after their opponents, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy - Chirag Shetty of India, pulled out before the game started due to an injury issue to one of them.
Anna Ching Yik Cheong-Teoh Mei Xing emerged as the sole survivors in the women’s category as they stunned second seeds from South Korea, Lee So Hee-Shin Seung Chan, 18 - 21, 21 - 12, 21 - 15.
Meanwhile, it was a heartbreak for fans’ favourite, Lee Zii Jia as the men’s singles ace fell to Shesar Hiren Rhustavito from Indonesia, 19 - 21, 21 - 19, 16 - 21.
Other top stars also became second-round casualties such as three-time women’s singles world champion, Carolina Marin of Spain and women’s doubles sixth seeds, Nami Matsuyama - Chiharu Shida of Japan.
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Taiwanese men's doubles players Lee Yang (left) and Wang Chi-Lin (right) in action during during the match against Malaysian players Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi, at the the 2022 Petronas Malaysia Open Championships at Axiata Arena Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, on June 30, 2022. — Picture by BERNAMA[/caption]
Marin endured her first ever defeat after 11 meetings against world number 29 women’s singles shuttler, Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt, 19 - 21, 21 - 19, 13 - 21 while Matsuyama-Shida lost to Indonesia’s Apriyani Rahayu-Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti 16 - 21, 15 - 21.
Quarter-final action of the 2022 Malaysia Open will begin at 3pm tomorrow.
— Bernama
