KUALA LUMPUR: Up-and-coming men's doubles Wan Arif Wan Junaidi-Haikal Nazri did well today to check into the second round of the Singapore Open.
The national pair, fondly known as the Patatimo Boys, cleared the first round after scoring a 16-21, 21-19, 21-15 win over homesters Wesley Koh-Junsuke Kubo.
Playing in only their fourth top tier tournament this season, Arif-Haikal will face another local pair Terry Hee-Loh Kean Hean next, for a place in the quarter-finals.
Also reaching the second round were Syed Modi International champions Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun, who defeated compatriots Chia Weijie-Low Hang Yee 21-15, 21-12.
Wei Chong-Kai Wun are up against second seeds Mohammad Ahsan-Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia next.
Meanwhile in the women's doubles, independent duo Vivian Hoo-Lim Chiew Sien also marched into the second round following a 21-18, 21-16 win over Thailand's Kittipak Dubthuk-Prinda Pattanawaritthipan.
Vivian-Chiew Sien will play Japan's Sayaka Hobara-Hinata Suzuki on Thursday.
FIRST ROUND RESULTS
(Malaysians unless stated)
Men's singles: Loh Kean Yew (Sin) bt Brice Leverdez (Fra) 21-10, 21-11; Jonatan Christie (Ina) bt P. Kashyap (Ind) 21-14, 21-15; Ng Tze Yong by Angus Ng Ka Long (Hkg) 21-16, 21-17; Mithun Manjunath (Ind) bt K. Srikanth (Ind) 21-17, 15-21, 21-18; Chou Tien Chen (Tai) bt Lu Guang Zu (Chn) 26-24, 21-17; Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (Ina) bt Wang Tzu Wei (Tai) 21-19, 21-16.
Doubles: Fajar Alfian-Muhammad Rian Ardianto (Ina) bt Liu Yu Chen-Ou Xuan Yi (Chn) 21-18, 21-15; Wan Junaidi Wan Arif-Haikal Nazri bt Wesley Koh-Junsuke Kubo (Sin) 16-21, 21-19, 21-15; Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun bt Chia Weijie-Low Hang Yee 21-15, 21-12; Mohammad Ahsan-Hendra Setiawan (Ina) bt Muhammad Shohibul Fikri-Bagas Maulana (Ina) 21-17, 21-15; Liang Wei Keng-Wang Chang (Chn) bt Mark Lamfuss-Marvin Seidel (Ger) 14-21, 21-15, 21-14.
Women's singles: P.V. Sindhu (Ind) bt Lianne Tan (Bel) 21-15, 21-11; Ashmita Chaliha (Ind) bt Busanan Ongbamrungphan (Tha) 21-16, 21-11; He Bingjiao (Chn) bt Phittayaporn Chaiwan (Tha) 21-9, 23-21; Pornpawee Chocuwong (Tha) bt Zhang Beiwen (Usa) 21-18, 21-13; Tai Tzu Ying (Tai) bt Pai Yu Po (Tai) 21-17, 21-16.
Doubles: Vivian Hoo-Lim Chiew bt Kittipak Dubthuk-Prinda Pattanawaritthipan (Tha) 21-18, 21-16.
Mixed doubles: Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Sapsiree Taerattanachai (Tha) bt Choong Hon Jian-Peck Yen Wei 21-16, 21-12; Mathias Christiansen-Alexandra Bøje (Den) bt Terry Hee-Jessica Tan (Sin) 21-18, 21-14; Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai bt Wang Po Hsuan-Hu Ling Fang (Tai) w.o.; Tang Chun Man-Tse Ying Suet (Hkg) bt Adham Hatem Elgamal-Doha Hany (Egy) 21-13, 21-12; Chen Tang Jie-Valeree Siow bt Oliver Leydon Davis-Anona Pak (Nzl) 21-14, 21-14; Hoo Pang Ron-Toh Ee Wei bt Jones Ralfy Jansen-Linda Efler (Ger) 23-21, 21-16; Chan Peng Soon-Cheah Yee See bt Soong Joo Ven-Goh Liu Ying 21-14, 21-18; Rinov Rivaldy-Pitha Haningtyas Mentari (Ina) bt Wong Tien Ci-Lim Chiew Sien 21-14, 21-16; Mark Lamfuss-Isabel Lohau (Ger) bt Jan Colin Voelker-Stine Kuespert (Ger) 21-14, 21-9.