FOUR MALAYSIAN MEN’S DOUBLES PAIRS THROUGH TO SECOND ROUND OF AUSTRALIAN OPEN


KUALA LUMPUR, Four Malaysian men’s doubles pairs overcame Australian challengers to charge into the second round of the Australia Open badminton championships in Sydney Olympic Park today.

Choong Hon Jian-Muhammad Haikal Nazri downed Jordan Yang-Frederick Zhao 21-9, 21-11; Kang Khai Xing-Aaron Tai defeated Brendan Wang-Jordan Wang 21-10, 21-9; Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub Azriyn-Tan Wee Kiong overcame Timotius Elbert-Huaidong Tang 21-11, 21-16; and Wan Arif Junaidi-Yap Roy King beat Hin Lam Chin-Zi Qing Fu 21-8, 21-7.

In the second round of the Super 500 tournament, two of Malaysia’s combinations will face Australian pairs again, with Khai Xing-Aaron taking on Kanki Igawa-Ken Richardson and Nur Mohd Azriyn-Wee Kiong squaring off with Rizky Hidayat-Frengky Wijaya Putra.

Wan Arif-Roy King will take on the Australia-England combination of Ooi Yi Hern-Steven Stallwood while Hon Jian-Muhammad Haikal will be up against either Australians Aneesh Nirmal-Emmanuel Stephen Sam or India’s Rajain Abhimanyu-Aman Nandal.

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ce: BERNAMA News Agency

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