The senior Malaysian duo, who appeared lethargic, lost 15-21, 15-21 in just 30 minutes at the World Tour Super 750 series played at the Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo.

The 30th ranked Yew Sin-Ee Yi will play US pair Chen Zhi Yi-Presley Smith who defeated Japan’s Kenya Mitsuhashi-Hiroki Okamura in three games.

Aaron-Wooi Yik had been hoping to add another title to their names this season having won three times earlier this year.

Women’s doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M Thinaah strolled into the second round of the tournament, showing they are serious contenders for the title.

The world No 3 pair took just 31 minutes to defeat Bulgaria’s 16th-ranked Gabriela Stoeva-Stefani Stoeva in straight games, 21-16, 21-14, in their opening round match.

It was the Malaysian duo’s third win against the Bulgarian sisters in four encounters so far.

In tomorrow’s last 16 match, Pearly-Thinaah will meet Taiwan’s Hsieh Pei Shan-Hung En Tzu in their quest for a second title this year.

In May, they clinched the Thailand Open title after managing to enter three finals this season.

In another all-Malaysian opener, world No 7 pair Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun were made to sweat by the much lower ranked Junaidi Arif-Yap Roy King before winning 30-28, 21-12.

The tie took 42 minutes, with the game-point in the first game changing hands several times.

Wei Chong-Kai Wun are expected to face a tough encounter in the next round as they take on China’s Huang Di-Liu Yang, who had upset higher-ranked Thai champions Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Kittinupong Kedren in straight games earlier.