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Aaron-Wooi Yik ease into second round of Indonesia Open

KUALA LUMPUR: Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik lived up to their billing by checking into the second round of the Indonesia Open.

On Tuesday, the former world champions made quick work of the United States' Vinson Chiu-Joshua Yuan 21-14, 21-11 in the first round at the Istora Senayan in Jakarta.

World No. 5 Aaron-Wooi Yik will play Taiwan's Lu Ching Yao-Yang Po Han next for a place in the quarter-finals.

Earlier, world No. 20 Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun stunned reigning world champions Kang Min Hyuk-Seo Seung Jae of South Korea 20-22, 21-16, 21-17 in the opening round.

The Malaysians will face Denmark's Rasmus Kjaer-Frederik Sogaard next.

"We're very happy to finally get a breakthrough in a Super 1000 event, because previously we always crashed out in the first round.

"I think this time around we played without any pressure and just enjoyed ourselves on court," Wei Chong told the Badminton World Federation (BWF).

Also reaching the second round on Tuesday were Lee Zii Jia and Pearly Tan-M.Thinaah.

The second half of first round matches will commence on Wednesday.

SELECTED RESULTS

Men's singles: Anders Antonsen (Den) bt Lee Cheuk Yiu (Hkg) 21-14, 21-10; Lee Zii Jia bt Angus Ng (Hkg) 21-17, 21-16; Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Tha) bt Loh Kean Yew (Sin) 21-13, 21-10; Kenta Nishimoto (Jpn) bt Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (Ina) 17-21, 21-11, 21-8.

Doubles: Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun bt Kang Min Hyuk-Seo Seung Jae (Kor) 20-22, 21-16, 21-17; Lee Yang-Wang Chi Lin (Tai) bt Choong Hon Jian-Haikal Nazri 18-21, 21-16, 21-17; Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik bt Vinson Chiu-Joshua Yuan (Usa) 21-14, 21-11.

Women's singles: Wang Zhi Yi (Chn) bt Goh Jin Wei 21-15, 21-17; He Bing Jiao (Chn) bt Line Kjaersfeldt (Den) 13-21, 21-15, 21-17.

Doubles: Apriyani Rahayu-Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti (Ina) bt Jonkolphan Kititharakul-Rawinda Prajongjai (Tha) 21-17, 16-21, 21-14; Pearly Tan-M.Thinaah bt Sung Shuo Yun-Yu Chien Hui (Tai) 21-19, 22-20; Mayu Matsumoto-Wakana Nagahara (Jpn) bt Julie Finne Ipsen-Mai Surrow (Den) 24-22, 18-21, 21-15.

Mixed doubles: Reginald Lee Chun Hei-Ng Tsz Yau (Hkg) bt Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai 16-21, 21-17, 21-10; Seo Seung Jae-Chae Yu Jung (Kor) bt Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei 21-13, 21-15; Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Sapsiree Taerattanachai (Tha) bt Supak Jomkoh-Supissara Paewsampran (Tha) 21-15, 18-21, 23-21.

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