Malaysian men's doubles get 'raw deal' in Paris draw
World No 2 Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and world No 3 Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani are on course for a semi-final showdown.
Second seeds Aaron-Wooi Yik may have to overcome either India's world No 9 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty or China's world No 6 Liang Wei Keng-Wang Chang in the quarter-finals before a possible last-four clash with Sze Fei-Izzuddin.
The 2022 world champions are expected to face compatriots and world No 22 Arif Junaidi-Yap Roy King in a potential third round.
Meanwhile, third seeds Sze Fei-Izzuddin face a tricky quarter-final test against either Indonesia's world No 8 Sabar Karyaman-Moh Reza Isfahani or China's world No 11 Liu Yi-Chen Bo Yang if they are to set up an all-Malaysian semi-final.
In the top half of the draw, world No 7 Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun are projected to meet top seeds Kim Wo Ho-Seo Seung Jae of South Korea in the quarter-finals.
All seeded pairs have received first-round byes.
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