Singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia overcomes Singapore's Teh Jia Heng in three games in German opener.
Zii Jia, ranked world No 42, who reached the semi-finals of the Arctic Open three weeks ago, was made to work hard by his younger opponent before winning 21-16, 19-21, 21-17 in 59 minutes at the Saarlandhalle indoor arena in Saarbrücken.
He will face Japan’s world No 7, Kodai Naraoka, in the second round of the World Tour Super 500 tournament.
Independent mixed doubles pair Hoo Pang Ron-Lai Pei Jing continued their fine run on the European circuit with a 25-minute win over the much lower-ranked Dutch pair of Joep Strooper-Sterre Bang, 21-13, 21-13.
Pang Ron-Pei Jing, ranked world No 24, who were runners-up at the French Open last week, and the China Open in September, will face Taiwan’s world No 9 pair, Yang Po Hsuan-Hu Ling Fang, in the next round.
Earlier, national women’s doubles pair Ong Xin Yee-Carmen Ting also progressed to the second round after defeating British pair Abbygael Harris-Estelle van Leeuwen, 21-12, 21-17, in 35 minutes. They will clash with Taiwan’s Yeung Nga Ting-Yeung Pui Lam in the last 16 tomorrow.
Yesterday, newly paired men’s doubles duo Aaron Tai-Yap Roy King, ranked world No 74, also booked a second-round spot after beating the 63rd-ranked German pair of Malik Bourakkadi-Kenneth Neumann 21-11, 21-12 in 28 minutes.
Aaron-Roy King, who are competing in only their fourth tournament together, climbed 276 places from No 350 in just four weeks. They won the Arctic Open crown in their first outing as a pair last month.
They face a tough second-round match against Indonesian top seeds Sabar Karyaman Gutama-Reza Pahlevi Isfahani. - FMT
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