17 Roy King-Wan Arif took 38 minutes to get past the world No. The previous encounter between both pairs was at last year’s Australian Open, with V Shem-Sol gyu winning their second round match then. Roy King-Wan Arif will now meet third seed Indian pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty after they defeated Taiwan’s Lee Jhe-heui-Yang Po-hsuan 21-13, 21-15. Second seeds Pearly-Thinaah only took 30 minutes to win 21-11, 21-9 at the Axiata Arena in the opening round of the Super 1000 tournament. Pearly-Thinaah will now face Indonesia’s Febriana Kusuma-Meilysa Puspitasari in the second round.

Source: The Star January 07, 2026 10:25 UTC