Odense:National mixed doubles pair Hoo Pang Ron and Lai Pei Jing advanced to the second round of the Denmark Open Badminton Championships after defeating Spain's Ruben Garcia and Lucia Rodriguez 21-18, 21-16 in just 37 minutes at the SJF Bank Arena.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, the Malaysian duo, ranked world No. 54, will now face a formidable challenge in the form of Thailand's world No. 3 pair, Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Supissara Paewsampran. The Thai pair enters the match as clear favorites after their victory over Taiwan's Wu Guan Xun and Lee Chia Hsin with scores of 21-18, 21-14 in their initial match.
Meanwhile, fellow national mixed doubles pair Wong Tien Ci and Lim Chiew Sien were knocked out in the first round, losing a closely contested match to Taiwan's Ye Hong Wei and Nicole Gonzales Chan 21-19, 16-21, 19-21 in 55 minutes.
Additionally, national men's singles shuttler Leong Jun Hao also exited the tournament in the first round, succumbing to Japan's world No. 16 Koki Watanabe with scores of 6-21, 19-21.