Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun beat top Japanese pair Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi 25-23, 21-14 in their second-round match. (EPA Images pic)PETALING JAYA: Malaysian doubles shuttlers across all categories continued to shine at the French Open with five pairs storming into the quarter-finals of the World Tour Super 750 championships.
Men’s doubles pair Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun defeated 13th-ranked Japanese pair Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi in straight games of 25-23, 21-14 in 41 minutes at the Arena Grand Paris early this morning.
The world No 11 duo, who were first-round casualties at the Denmark Open last week, will clash with world No 4 compatriots Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik, who advanced to the quarter-finals after a walkover from their Thai opponents, Peeratchai Sukphun-Pakkapon Teeraratsakul.
