Pearly Tan-Thinaah, Aaron Chia-Tee Kai Wun and Fei-Din lead Malaysia’s winning start in Nagoya Games
NAGOYA, Sept 26 — National women's doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah and two men's doubles combinations g...
NAGOYA, September 26 - Malaysia's women's doubles pairing of Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah and three men's doubles combos began their badminton journeys on a high note at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. World No. 5 Badminton sensation Pearly-Thinaah swiftly eliminated Indonesia's Rachel Allessya Rose-Febi Setianingrum 21-13, 21-11, advancing to the second round at Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium.
Malaysia's other women's doubles duo, Noraqilah Maisarah-Low Zi Yu, however, was eliminated in the first round after losing to Taiwan's Hsu Yin Hui-Lin Jhih Yun 10-21, 13-21.
Surprisingly, Malaysian men's doubles pair Aaron Chia-Tee Kai Wun and Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Mohd Rumsani also made a strong start in their respective matches. Aaron-Kai Wun dominated Tajikistan's Odilzhon Abdurakhimov-Dzhumaboi Saidov 21-6, 21-6, while Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin overwhelmed Taiwan's Chiu Hsiang Chieh-Wang Chi Lin 21-17, 21-14 in their respective opening-round games.
Aaron-Kai Wun will face world No. 1 Kim Won Ho-Seo-Seo Sung Jae, who received a first-round bye, in the next round. Meanwhile, Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin will have to contend with Japan's world No. 9 Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi in the subsequent round.
Regrettably, Malaysia's mixed doubles pairings did not fare as well. Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai and Chen Tang Jie-Chen Su Yin were both knocked out in the first round. Soon Huat-Shevon lost to India's Dhruv Kapila-Tanisha Crasto 20-22, 22-24, while Tang Jie-Su Yin was defeated by South Korea’s Kim Jae Hyeon-Jang Jang Ha Jeong 16-21, 22-20, 19-21.
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