KUALA LUMPUR: Hoo Pang Ron-Lai Pei Jing advanced to the second round of the Kumamoto Masters Japan, but two other Malaysian mixed doubles pairs crashed out on Wednesday.
World No. 14 Pang Ron-Pei Jing took 30 minutes to beat Canada's Jonathan Lai-Crystal Lai 21-14, 21-14 in the Super 500 tournament.
However, eighth seeds Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie suffered a narrow 21-19, 21-23, 23-21 defeat to China's Zhu Yi Jun-Li Qian in a 56-minute battle.
Chen Tang Jie-Chan Wen Tse also bowed out after losing 21-15, 21-10 to Japan's Yuichi Shimogami-Sayaka Hobara in 32 minutes.








