The fourth-seeded Aaron-Wooi Yik had to toil for 41 minutes to overcome Taiwan’s Chang Ko-chi-Po Li-wei 22-20, 21-17.

World No 5 pair Aaron-Wooi Yik, seen as medal contenders at the 2024 Paris Olympics, will take on another Taiwanese pair, Lee Yang-Wang Chi-lin, in the next round.

The duo suffered a major disappointment after losing in the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Masters last week.

Accompanying Aaron-Wooi Yik in the men’s doubles second round are Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun, who disposed of Thailand’s Supak Jomkoh-Kittinupong Kedren 21-12, 21-11 to set up a date with fifth seeds Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen of Denmark.

Mixed doubles pair Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing also cleared their first round hurdle by downing Germany’s Jan Colin Voelker-Isabel Lohau 21-14, 21-11 to set up a second round clash against Robin Tabeling-Selena Piek of the Netherlands.

However, there was no such luck for women’s singles professional shuttler Goh Jin Wei as she fell 20-22, 18-21 to third seed Carolina Marin of Spain in the opening round.

Men’s singles No 1 Lee Zii Jia had to withdraw from the championships earlier today due to a hamstring injury and conceded a walkover to Indonesia’s Anthony Sinisuka Ginting.