Veterans Azriyn-Wee Kiong stun scratch pair Aaron-Wei Chong in China
KUALA LUMPUR: Veteran men's doubles Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub-Tan Wer Kiong stunned the BA of Malaysia's (BAM) latest scratch pair Aaron Chia-Man Wei Chong to battle into the last 16 at the China Masters in Shenzhen on Wednesday.
Veteran Malaysian men's doubles pair Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub-Tan Wer Kiong pulled off a surprising victory over the BA's newest scratch pairing, Aaron Chia-Man Wei Chong, at the China Masters in Shenzhen on Wednesday. The 29th ranked Azriyn-Wee Kiong defeated his opponents 21-14, 15-21, 21-19 in the opening round match that took place at the Shenzhen Arena.
This was the BAM pair's debut in the current men's doubles lineup, with Aaron Chia-Man having previously teamed up with Aaron Tai and Wei Chong with Soh Wooi Yik in past World Tour events. Another scratch pair, Kang Khai Xing-Wan Arif Juniaidi, also suffered a loss, falling to India's world No. 5 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty 21-11, 21-16.
In the women's singles category, K. Letshanaa, ranked 31st globally, swept aside 375th-ranked British newcomer Karen Feng 21-6, 21-3 to secure her place in the last 16.
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