KUALA LUMPUR: It was a close shave but independent men's doubles Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi still managed to clear the first round of the Indonesia Open today.
The eighth seeds clawed back from a first-game blemish to overcome India's M.R. Arjun-Dhruv Kapila 12-21, 21-6, 22-20.
The world No 7, who have reached four quarter-finals and one semi-final this year, will face Japan's Ayato Endo-Yuta Takei or Indonesia's Leo Rally Carnando-Daniel Marthin next.
Reigning world champions Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun will take to court tomorrow in the second half of first round matches.
In women's doubles, independent pair Vivian Hoo-Lim Chiew Sien were knocked out in the opening round after going down 21-18, 23-21 to Indonesia's Meilysa Trias Puspitasari-Rachel Allessya Rose.
The Indonesians were promoted to the tournament proper to replace 2022 French Open champions Pearly Tan-M.Thinaah, who withdrew.
SELECTED RESULTS
Men's singles: Shi Yu Qi (Chn) bt Ng Tze Yong 21-7, 17-21, 21-13, H.S. Prannoy (Ind) bt Kenta Nishimoto (Jpn) 21-16, 21-14, Chou Tien Chen (Tai) bt Christo Popov (Fra) 15-21, 22-20, 21-1.
Doubles: Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi bt M.R. Arjun-Dhruv Kapila (Ind) 12-21, 21-6, 22-20.
Women's singles: P.V. Sindhu (Ind) bt Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (Ina) 21-19, 21-15, Tai Tzu Ying (Tai) bt Han Yue (Chn) 21-15, 21-17, Pornpawee Chochuwong (Tha) bt Supanida Katethong (Tha) 21-17, 21-18, Ratchanok Intanon (Tha) bt Wen Chi Hsu (Tai) 21-16, 21-18.
Doubles: Zhang Shu Xian-Zheng Yu (Chn) bt Margot Lambert-Anne Tran (Fra) 21-14, 21-18, Meilysa Tria Puspitasari-Rachel Allessya Rose (Ina) bt Vivian Hoo-Lim Chiew Sien 21-18, 23-21.
Mixed doubles: Zheng Si Wei-Huang Ya Qiong (Chn) bt Adnan Maulana-Nita Violina Marwah (Ina) 21-15, 21-9, Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Sapsiree Taerattanachai (Tha) bt Zachariah Josiahno Sumanti-Hediana Julimarbela (Ina) 21-17, 21-9, Feng Yan Zhe-Huang Dong Ping (Chn) bt Terry Hee-Jessica Tan (Sin) 21-15, 21-10.