Despite putting up a strong fight in the opening game, it was not enough for world No 9 Tang Jie and Ee Wei, who eventually succumbed to Midorikawa-Saito 22-24.

Their performance took a nosedive in the second game, as the world No 13 duo wrapped it up 21-14, and the tie in 42 minutes.

After the match, a dejected Tang Jie said their opponents just outperformed them.

“I am disappointed with today’s game; they are a very strong pair and played better than us,” he told reporters.

Midorikawa-Saito’s next opponent will be compatriots Yuta Watanabe-Arisa Higashino, who defeated Danish pair Mathias Thyrri-Amalie Magelund 21-15, 21-11.

Professional mixed doubles pair Goh Soon Huat and Shevon Lai Jemie also saw their campaign cut short, losing to sixth seeds Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Sapsiree Taerattanachai of Thailand 15-21, 12-21.

“It was a really bad day. Everything went wrong while our opponents were in top form,” Shevon said.

Puavaranukroh-Taerattanachai will take on Singaporean duo Terry Hee-Jessica Tan, who defeated Thai pair Supak Jomkoh-Supissara Paewsampran 21-14, 23-21

Independent women’s singles shuttler Goh Jin Wei’s hopes of progressing further in the tournament were dashed as she went down to Indonesia’s Gregoria Mariska Tunjung 15-21, 22-24.

Jin Wei, 23, acknowledged her subpar performance and conceded that her opponent handled the crucial points well.

“I am not satisfied with my performance, there’s still a lot of work to be done, especially on improving my self-motivation and reducing unforced errors,” she said.

Second seed Chen Yu Fei will take on Gregoria in the quarter-finals after the Chinese shuttler defeated former world champion Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand 21-15, 21-18.