KUALA LUMPUR: Men's pair Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun prevailed in a one-hour battle to reach the Arctic Open second round in Finland today.
The world No. 13 Malaysians faced Indonesia's 57th ranked Leo Rolly Carnado-Bagas Maulana, and had to pull out all the stops to emerge victorious.
After losing the first game, Wei Chong-Kai Wun rallied to register a 17-21, 21-18, 21-12 victory.
They will next play the winners of the match between Scotland's Alexander Dunn-Adam Pringle and Germany's Daniel Hess-Marvin Seidel.
It was a different story for compatriots Wan Arif Wan Junaidi-Yap Roy King who were sent home early by Taiwan's Lin Bing Wei-Su Ching Heng. Arif-Roy King lost 21-19, 21-17 in 41 minutes.