Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik advance as Hoo-Lai upset Thai pair
Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik reached the Denmark Open quarter-finals, while Hoo Pang Ron-Lai Pei Jing beat the world No. 5 Thai pair in 24 minutes.
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Malaysia’s Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik reached the Denmark Open men’s doubles quarter-finals on Thursday, 15 October, with a 21-18, 21-11 win over compatriots Yap Roy King-Aaron Tai in Odense. At the same tournament, Hoo Pang Ron-Lai Pei Jing advanced in mixed doubles after beating Thailand’s world number five pair Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Supissara Paewsampran.
Both Malaysian pairs won in straight games, setting up quarter-final appearances in two disciplines. Hoo and Lai’s 21-7, 21-11 victory took just 24 minutes and came against opponents ranked considerably higher than their own world ranking of 51st.
Aaron and Soh win all-Malaysian contest
Aaron and Soh, Malaysia’s top men’s doubles pair and former world champions, secured their place in the last eight by defeating Yap and Tai in an all-Malaysian match. The opening game finished 21-18 before Aaron and Soh took the second 21-11 to complete the straight-game win.
Their next opponents will be decided by the match between China’s Hu Ke Yuan-Ren Xiang Yi and Japan’s Hiroki Okamura-Kyohei Yamashita.
Hoo and Lai beat world number five pair
In mixed doubles, national professional pair Hoo and Lai recorded the day’s upset for Malaysia against Dechapol and Supissara. Ranked 51st in the world, the Malaysian pair won the first game 21-7 and followed it with a 21-11 second game to reach the quarter-finals.
The 24-minute match gave Hoo and Lai a straight-game victory over the Thai pair, who are ranked fifth in the world. Their next opponents had not yet been determined: France’s Thom Gicquel-Delphine Delrue were due to play Japan’s Akira Koga-Natsu Saito in another second-round match on Thursday.
Quarter-final opponents still to be decided
Neither Malaysian pair had a confirmed quarter-final opponent following Thursday’s results. Aaron and Soh will face the winner of the China-Japan men’s doubles match, with a semi-final place at stake.
Hoo and Lai will meet whichever pair advances from the France-Japan mixed doubles match. For now, Malaysia has two pairs through to the Denmark Open quarter-finals after straight-game wins in Odense.
Source: Malay Mail. This article was compiled by the iBET.news newsroom from the source report and other public information.
