
It is the second consecutive defeat for the top pair from Taiwan after they were overpowered by Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik in the quarterfinals of the Indonesia Masters last Saturday.
Ranked 19th in the world, Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin swept aside the third seeds and world No 3 21-15, 23-21 in 37 minutes at the Bali International Convention Centre in Nusa Dua.
Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin will meet the winners of the clash between India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty and Kang Min-hyuk-Seo Seung-jae of South Korea in the quarterfinals.
Aaron-Wooi Yik surprisingly lost to fellow Malaysians Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi 21-14, 21-17 in 29 minutes in the second round.
The result means they are forced to wait for their first major title this year while Yew Sin-Ee Yi will square off against world No 1 pair Marcus Fernaldi Gideon-Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo in the last eight.
The host’ doubles pair, who are also the top seeds, subdued South Koreans Choi Solgyu-Kim Wonho 12-21, 21-19, 21-18.
The national women’s doubles camp ended their challenge when all three pairs were shown the exit in the second round.
Pearly Tan-M Thinaah, who were seeded eighth, lost 14-21, 22-20, 21-17 to non-seeded Indonesian pair Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma-Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi while Lee Meng Yean-Yap Cheng Wen and Vivian Hoo-Lim Chiew Sien also failed to advance.
Meng Yean-Cheng Wen went down tamely to fifth seeds Gabriela Stoeva-Stefani Stoeva of Bulgaria, who beat them 21-14, 21-15, while Vivian-Chiew Sien fought hard before falling 24-26, 21-12, 21-11 to third seeds Jongkolphan Kititharakul-Rawinda Prajongjai of Thailand.
In the mixed doubles, national pair Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying booked their quarterfinal spot and will meet South Koreans Ko Sung-hyun-Eom Hye-won after trouncing Germans Jones Ralfy Jansen-Linda Efler 21-9, 21-13 in the second round.
Meanwhile, Cheng Tan Jie-Peck Yen Wei will battle top seeds Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Sapsiree Taerattanachai of Thailand, with Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing facing hosts Adnan Maulana-Mychelle Crhystine Bandaso for a place in the quarterfinals.