Men’s pair Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun and women’s pair Anna Ching-Teoh Mei Xing clinched their first titles of 2022 at the Syed Modi International in Lucknow, India.

In the final at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, Wei Chong-Kai Wun, as the sixth seeds, defeated home pair Krishna Garaga-Vishnuvardhan Panjala 21-18, 21-15 in 33 minutes.

Anna-Mei Xing, seeded eighth, needed only 32 minutes to beat another Indian pair –seventh seeds Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand Pullela 21-12, 21-13.

Meanwhile, singles player Kok Jing Hong won the men’s title at the Swedish Open after teammate Yeoh Seng Zoe withdrew following an injury in the final in Uppsala.

The success saw Jing Hong win his first international title.

But luck did not side Chia Weijie-Low Hang Yee in Sweden, as they lost to Singapore’s Danny Bawa Chrisnanta-Andy Kwek 21-13, 23-21 in the men’s doubles final.