In the match played at the Istora Senayan Stadium, the world’s seventh-ranked pair was made to work hard for their 21-18, 11-21, 21-11 win over South Korean pair Kim Gi-jung-Kim Sa-rang, who are ranked 113th in the world.

Aaron-Wooi Yik are now expected to play Ruben Jille-Tiles Van Der Lecq after the pair from the Netherlands defeated France’s Christo Popov-Toma Junior Popov 18-21, 21-17, 21-15.

However, 2022 German Open champions Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani failed to join their compatriots after bowing out tamely to Indonesian pair Fajar Alfian-Muhammad Rian Ardianto 19-21, 14-21.

In the men’s singles, veteran singles player Liew Daren also did not fare better, losing to Lee Cheuk Yiu from Hong Kong 19-21, 18-21.

Meanwhile, in an all-Malaysian tie in the women’s doubles, the country’s top pair Pearly Tan-M Thinaah ousted Anna Ching Yik Cheong-Teoh Mei Xing, 21-12, 21-16.

Pearly-Thinaah will now meet either Benyapa Aimsaard-Nuntakarn Aimsaard of Thailand or fourth-seeded Japanese pair Yuki Fukushima-Sayaka Hirota.