Wei Chong-Kai Wun, Wei Jie-Ee Yi reach Korea Open quarter-finals
The Malaysian men’s doubles pairs scored comfortable wins over their Taiwanese opponents in the second round.
Malaysian men's doubles pairing Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun and Chia Wei Jie-Teo Ee Yi have advanced to the quarter-finals of the Korea Open after defeating their Taiwanese rivals. The world No 9 duo triumphed over Chen Zhi Ray-Lin Yu Chieh and Chen Zhi Ray-Lin Yu Chieh 24-22, 21-12 in just 33 minutes at the World Tour Super 500 event held at Jinnam Stadium in Yeosu.
This victory follows their recent triumph at the French Open. In the next round, they will face off against Japan's Haruki Kawabe-Kenta Matsukawa. Meanwhile, world No 39 Wei Jie-Ee Yi secured a swift 21-14, 21-19 win over China's Chen Bo Yang-Liu Yi in their opening match. Subsequently, they defeated Taiwan's He Zhi Wei-Huang Jui Hsuan 21-9, 21-19 in 28 minutes and will now compete against either Japan's Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi or South Korea-Malaysia's Choi Sol Gyu-Goh Goh V Shem.
However, Malaysia's women's singles player, Lethsanaa, was eliminated by South Korean An Se Young in 36 minutes, losing 21-10, 21-12.
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