5 M’sian doubles pairs power into French Open quarter-finals

Nationwide Malaysian doubles shuttlers have continued to impress at the French Open, with five pairs advancing to the quarter-finals of the World Tour Super 750 championships. In the men's doubles category, Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun emerged victorious against the 13th-ranked Japanese pair Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi, prevailing 25-23, 21-14 in 41 minutes.

Their next opponent will be world No 4 compatriots Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik, who secured a walkover in their quarter-final match after defeating their Thai opponents. Malaysian pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin bested the 12th-ranked Danish duo Daniel Lundgaard-Mads Vestergaard, winning 21-6, 14-21, 21-18 in 50 minutes. They will face South Korea's Kim Won Ho-Seo-Seo Seung Jae in the quarter-finals, who defeated Aaron Tai-Yap Roy King 21-14, 21-16 in 33 minutes.

In the women's doubles category, Pearly Tan-M Thinaah progressed to the quarter-finals after defeating Carmen Ting-Ong Xin Yee 21-14, 22-20 in a tight match lasting 46 minutes. The Malaysian pair will encounter world No 9 Bulgarian sisters Gabriela Stoeva-Stefani Stoeva. In mixed doubles, Hoo Pang Ron-Lai Pei Jing and Marvin Seidel-Thuc Phuong Nguyen also secured spots in the quarter-finals, where they will face Germany's Marvin Seidel-Thuc Phuong Nguyen, who defeated Jiang Zhen Bang-Wei Ya Xin and Malaysia's ninth-ranked pair Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie in their first two rounds.