Fresh from their surprise final appearance at the Super 1000 series World Tour Finals in China last month, Tang Jie-Ee Wei were in devastating form, defeating Taiwan’s Wu Hsuan Yi-Yang Chu Yun 21-8, 21-9 in just 24 minutes.

However, the win for the Malaysian world No 5 pair at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil was expected as the Taiwanese are ranked world No 40.

In the men’s doubles, world No 14 Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun beat Japan’s world No 19 Kenya Mitsuhashi-Hiroki Okamura 21-12, 21-17 while world No 43 Vivian Hoo-Lim Chiew Sien went past Taiwan’s world No 62 Cheng Yu-Pei-Sun Yu-Hsing 21-11, 21-17 in the women’s doubles.

Earlier, national women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M Thinaah, top men’s doubles pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani, men’s singles player Leong Jun Hao and mixed doubles pairs Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin, Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing and Wong Tien Ci-Lim Chiew Sien suffered first-round defeats.

Other Malaysians still in the running are mixed doubles pair Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Jemie Lai and men’s doubles pairs Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and Junaidi Arif-Roy King Yap, who will see action tomorrow morning.