KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 — National men’s doubles pair Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun and professional mixed doubles duo Hoo Pang Ron-Lai Pei Jing made winning starts at the Kumamoto Masters Japan 2026 by checking into the second round today.
In the opening round of the Super 500 tournament at Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium, eighth seeds Wei Chong-Kai Wun were made to work hard before seeing off unseeded Thai pair Peeratchai Sukphun-Pakkapon Teeraratsakul 21-18, 21-23, 21-13 in 56 minutes.
The world number nine pair will next face Denmark’s Daniel Lundgaard-Mads Vestergaard, who denied fellow Malaysians and professional pair Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub-Tan Wee Kiong a second-round berth with a 21-16, 16-21, 22-20 victory.
