JAKARTA – Veteran men's doubles Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan passed the first round of the Malaysia Masters 2022 with ease.
The Daddies pocketed tickets to the second round of the BWF Super 500 level with a two-game straight victory over the host representatives Tan Kian Meng/Tan Wee Kiong 21-18 and 21-13 at the Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, on Tuesday, July 5.
The 2019 world champion is Indonesia's second representative to qualify for the second round of the three representatives who fought today.
Hendra/Ahsan, who is the third seed, will then meet the winner of the match between Jean Bernard Bongout/Tejraj Pultoo against Ren Xiang Yu/Tan Qiang.
Previously, Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto men's doubles had already advanced to the second round. Fajar/Rian also qualified after defeating the host pair Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin.
Meanwhile, the only men's doubles that was eliminated early was All England 2022 champion Bagas Maulana/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri.
They buried their dream to the second round after losing three games 21-15, 14-21 and 19-21 against Goh V Shem/Low Juan Shen.
This defeat makes Bagas/Fikri get a less than good record. Since this year's All England title, they have always lost in the first or second round in seven tournaments.
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