MALAYSIA’s top men’s doubles pairs suffered early exits in the Denmark Open first round at Jyske Bank Arena.
Second seeds Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik fell to unseeded Indonesian pair Muhammad Rian Ardianto-Rahmat Hidayat 17-21, 13-21 in just 33 minutes.
Third seeds Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani lost 13-21, 21-13, 14-21 to England’s Ben Lane-Sean Vendy in a 55-minute encounter.
Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi also crashed out after falling 19-21, 14-21 to France’s Christo-Toma Junior Popov.
Meanwhile, women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah advanced to the second round with a 21-13, 21-17 victory over Indonesia’s Rachel Allessya Rose-Febi Setianingrum.
The Arctic Open champions from last Sunday will next face Japan’s Arisa Igarashi-Chiharu Shida. – Bernama