Eighth-seeded Yew Sin-Ee Yi had no problems clearing their opening hurdle at the Utilita Arena when they trounced home pair Callum Hemming-Steven Stallwood 21-14, 21-12.

The 2021 World Championships bronze medallists will take on the winners of the all-Indonesia affair between Muhammad Shohibul Fikri-Bagas Maulana and Pramudya Kusumawardana-Yeremia Erich Yoche Yacob Rambitan in round two tomorrow.

Hemming will cross paths with Yew Sin again later today in the mixed doubles.

He will pair up with Jessica Pugh to take on the team of Yew Sin-Goh Liu Ying in the first round of the event.

The unseeded Daren trounced Frenchman Toma Junior Popov 21-15, 21-19 in the first round but faces an uphill task next as he is scheduled to meet fourth-seed Chou Tien Chen of Taiwan for a place in the last eight tomorrow.

Tien Chen had earlier disposed of Indonesian Shesar Hiren Rhustavito 21-10, 21-19.

Several other Malaysian shuttlers, including reigning men’s singles champion Lee Zii Jia, Tokyo 2020 men’s doubles bronze medallists Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and newly-crowned German Open 2022 champions Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani, are set to make their first round bow in the world’s oldest badminton tournament later today.

Zii Jia, seeded sixth, will take on Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto, fourth seeds Aaron-Wooi Yik lock horns with Scotsmen Christopher Grimley-Matthew Grimley, while Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin face China’s He Ji Ting-Tan Qiang.