Xin Yee-Carmen advance, Weijie-Ee Yi retire at Hylo Open
KUALA LUMPUR: Women's doubles pair Ong Xin Yee-Carmen Ting made a winning start to their Hylo Open campaign in Saarbrucken, Germany, on Tuesday, providing a bright spot for Malaysia as men's doubles pair Chia Weijie-Teo Ee Yi bowed out through retirement.
On Tuesday, women's doubles pairing Ong Xin Yee-Carmen Ting began their Hylo Open campaign in Saarbrucken, Germany, with a strong win. The pair, ranked 27th in the world, defeated England's Abbygael Harris-Estelle van Leeuwen 21-12, 21-17 in the opening round at the Saarlandhalle. They will face Hong Kong's eighth seeds, Yeung Nga Ting-Yeung Pui Lam, in the second round.
In contrast, Chia Weijie-Teo Ee Yi's men's doubles campaign ended prematurely through retirement. The 43rd-ranked Malaysian lost the first game 21-14 and trailed 11-7 in the second when the duo called it quits after just 20 minutes on court. The reason for his retirement was not disclosed.
Earlier, in the men's doubles category, Aaron Tai-Yap Roy King, who had won the Arctic Open with his partner, beat Germany's Malik Bourakkadi-Kenneth Neumann 21-11, 21-12 in 28 minutes. Meanwhile, Lee Zii Jia and Cheam June Wei will open their singles campaigns on Wednesday against Singapore's Teh Jia Heng and India's Kiran George, respectively.
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