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Double the success: National men’s pairs Wei Chong-Kai Wun and Yew Sin-Ee Yi reach 2025 Malaysia Open quarters
Teo Ee Yi and Ong Yew Sin celebrate their hard-fought 23-21, 16-21, 21-18 win against South Korea’s Jin Yong and Kang Min Hyuk in their Round of 16 match at the 2025 Malaysia Open at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur January 9, 2025. — Bernama pic

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — Two national men’s doubles pairs made a statement at the 2025 Malaysia Open, both booking spots in the quarter-finals at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil today.

Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi continued their fine form, securing a hard-fought 23-21, 16-21, 21-18 win against South Korea’s Jin Yong and Kang Min Hyuk.

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The victory follows their impressive upset of Indonesia’s World No. 4 pair Fajar Alfian and Rian Ardianto yesterday, marking their second consecutive major win.

They will now meet either India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty or fellow Malaysians Tan Wee Kiong-Nur Azriyn Ayub in the next round.

Meanwhile, Man Wei Chong and Tee Kai Wun put in a dominant performance, dispatching Taiwan’s Lee Jhe-huei and Yang Po-hsuan 21-15, 21-13 in just 31 minutes.

This victory marks their first-ever appearance in the Malaysia Open quarter-finals.

Next up, Wei Chong-Kai Wun will face either Denmark’s Daniel Lundgaard-Mads Vestergaard or French duo Toma Junior Popov-Christo Popov for a spot in the semi-finals.

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