Triple joy for Malaysia in Japan Open mixed doubles
World No. 4 Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei and No. 6 Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai breezed through their openers, while No. 13 Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin were made to work hard for their win.
Pang Ron-Su Yin were pushed to the limit before edging world No. 29 Americans Presley Smith-Jenny Gai 21-19, 12-21, 21-16 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
They now face a tough second-round clash against China's world No. 2 Jiang Zhen Bang-Wei Ya Xin.
Earlier, Tang Jie-Ee Wei needed just 29 minutes to brush aside Canada's world No. 144 Kevin Lee-Josephine Wu 21-15, 21-19.
The Malaysian pair will take on either Indonesia's Jafar Hidayatullah-Felisha Pasaribu or China's Guo Xin Wa-Cheng Fang Hui next.
Meanwhile, husband-and-wife pair Soon Huat-Shevon looked in top form as they downed newly crowned Canada Open champions Ruttanapak Oupthong-Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat of Thailand 21-15, 21-10.
The world No. 15 Thais had no answers for a fully fit Soon Huat-Shevon, succumbing in just 30 minutes.
The independent Malaysian pair will next face either Singapore's Terry Hee-Jin Yu Jia or Denmark's Mads Vestergaard-Christine Busch in the second round.
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