JAKARTA, June 5 — Malaysia’s rising star Leong Jun Hao pulled off a major upset by beating home favourite Jonatan Christie in the first round of the 2024 Indonesia Open today.
Jun Hao, ranked world No.32, took on third-seeded, All-England champion Christie for 62 minutes before clinching a 21-13, 16-21, 21-12 victory at Istora Senayan here.
Last week, Jun Hao registered a career-high win at the Singapore Open by toppling world No.7 Anthony Ginting of Indonesia 21-14, 10-21, 21-8 to march into the quarter-finals.
Jun Hao will face the winner of the match between Taiwan’s Chou Tien Chen and Lin Chun Yi in their first-round match.
Though Jun Hao marched into the second round, Malaysia’s women’s doubles pair Vivian Hoo-Lim Chiew Sien and mixed doubles pair Yap Roy King-Valeree Siow failed to get past the first round of the Super 1000 status tournament today.
Vivian-Chiew Sien lost 17-21, 18-21 to Hong Kong’s Yeung Nga Ting-Yeung Pui Lam in straight sets, while Roy King-Valeree went down 21-19, 13-21, 18-21 against China’s Jiang Zhenbang-Wei Yaxin.
Men’s doubles pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani also lived up to expectations by cruising into the second round after beating Canada’s Adam Dong-Nyl Yakura in straight 21-6 and 21-7 sets.
Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin are set to meet Indonesia’s Leo Rolly Carnando-Daniel Marthin, who advanced after defeating fellow countrymen Fajar Alfian-Muhammad Rian Ardianto 21-14 and 21-17.
Another mixed doubles pair, Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing, moved into the second round after defeating Algeria’s Koceila Julien Mammeri-Tanina Violette Mammeri 21-9 and 21-15. They meet Denmark’s Mathias Christiansen-Alexandra Bøje in the second round.
— Bernama
