KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's badminton men's pair Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin have advanced into the Kumamoto Masters quarter-finals in Japan.
The duo stunned Indonesian seventh seeds Rinov Rivaldy-Pitha Haningtyas Mentari 21-18, 24-22, 21-10 today.
They will meet Thailand's new pairing, Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Supissara Paewsampran in the last eight.
The Thais beat the Netherlands-Denmark pairing of Robin Tabeling-Alexandra Boje 21-12, 17-21, 21-19.