KUALA LUMPUR: Asian junior champions Ahmad Redzuan Zulwaqqarizal-Low Zi Yu made a commanding start to their World Junior Championships campaign in Cairo on Tuesday.
The top seeds, fresh from helping Malaysia claim silver in the mixed team event on Sunday, needed just 16 minutes to dispatch Canada's Kyle Yatfung Le-Ying Jian 15-5, 15-9 in the second round.
Redzuan-Zi Yu, who received a first-round bye along with the other Malaysian pairs in action, advanced to the last 64 where they will face Brazil's Klecivan Silva-Laura Roviezzo.
The Malaysians carry strong title credentials after capturing the Asian junior crown in Yatsushiro, Japan, in July, ending the country's 19-year wait for the mixed doubles title.
