KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 — Four Malaysian men’s doubles pairs overcame Australian challengers to charge into the second round of the Australia Open badminton championships in Sydney Olympic Park today.
Choong Hon Jian-Muhammad Haikal Nazri downed Jordan Yang-Frederick Zhao 21-9, 21-11; Kang Khai Xing-Aaron Tai defeated Brendan Wang-Jordan Wang 21-10, 21-9; Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub Azriyn-Tan Wee Kiong overcame Timotius Elbert-Huaidong Tang 21-11, 21-16; and Wan Arif Junaidi-Yap Roy King beat Chin Hin Lam-Zi Qing Fu 21-8, 21-7.
In the second round of the Super 500 tournament, two of Malaysia’s combinations will face Australian pairs again, with Kang-Tai taking on Kanki Igawa-Ken Richardson and Azriyn-Tan squaring off with Rizky Hidayat-Frengky Wijaya Putra.
Arif-Yap will take on the Australia-England combination of Ooi Yi Hern-Steven Stallwood while Choong-Haikal will be up against either Australians Aneesh Nirmal-Emmanuel Stephen Sam or India’s Rajain Abhimanyu-Aman Nandal.
— Bernama
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(from left to right) National badminton and men's doubles athletes Wan Arif Junaidi and Yap Roy King in action during their match against Australia's Chin Hin Lam and Zi Qing Fu at the opening of the Australia Open badminton championships in Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia, on June 11, 2024. — Picture via FACEBOOK/BADMINTON ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA - BAM[/caption]
