Malaysia suffered its biggest setback in the women’s doubles at the Japan Masters when defending champions Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah crashed out in the opening round against Japan’s Chiharu Shida and Ririna Hiramoto, The Star reported.
Shida had often proved a stumbling block for the Malaysians when she previously partnered Nami Matsuyama. The second-seeded Pearly and Thinaah fell 18-21, 21-13, 21-14 at the Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium.
The opening-round defeat brought Malaysia’s challenge in the women’s doubles to an early end. It also capped a difficult day of early exits for the nation’s contingent in Kumamoto.
That defeat left Malaysia without any representatives in the men’s singles main draw. Leong Jun Hao withdrew from the tournament, while Justin Hoh and Eogene Ewe were dispatched to compete at the Kaohsiung Masters in Taiwan instead.
Malaysia’s troubles continued in the men’s doubles when Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik retired from their opening-round match against India’s Hariharan Amsakarunan and M. R. Arjun after Wooi Yik suffered another injury setback, The Star reported.
Despite the exits, Malaysia secured at least one quarter-final spot in the men’s doubles after Aaron Tai and Yap Roy King booked their place with a 21-8, 21-14 win over Japan’s Kakeru Kumagai and Hiroki Nishi, The Star reported.
Four Malaysian mixed doubles pairs began their campaigns in Kumamoto. Hoo Pang Ron and Lai Pei Jing faced Canada’s Jonathan Lai and Crystal Lai, while Chen Tang Jie and Chan Wen Tse met Japan’s Yuichi Shimogami and Sayaka Hobara, The Star reported.
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