World No 24 Tze Yong needed just 33 minutes to dispose of India’s Priyanshu Rajwat 21-19, 21-10 and set up a second round date with world No 5 and top seed Chou Tien Chen of Taiwan tomorrow.
“There was a strong draught but I was able to pull through and win the first game. That gave me the confidence to play better in the second game.
“I will give my best again tomorrow. I will discuss the strategy with my coach later,” he told Bernama.
Jun Hao meanwhile had to huff and puff his way to a 16-21, 21-16, 21-12 win over Thailand’s Sitthikom Thammasin.
“In the first game, I played against the wind and that made it difficult for me. He (Sitthikom) took advantage of it and attacked me.
“I then changed my strategy and played more aggressively in the second and third games and it paid off,” said Jun Hao, who will face Christo Popov of France in the second round.
Cheam June Wei, however, had no such luck as he went down fighting 18-21, 21-18, 14-21 to China’s All England champion and top seed Li Shi Feng.
In the mixed doubles, three out of the four national pairs made it to the second round led by Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei, who stunned third seeds and world No 5 Feng Yan Zhe and Huang Dong Ping of China 21-15, 19-21, 21-19 in 62 minutes.
The duo of Chan Peng Soon and Cheah Yee See and professional pair Goh Soon Huat and Shevon Lai Jamie then followed suit.
Peng Soon-Yee See edged Terry Hee and Jessica Tan of Singapore 15-21, 21-11, 22-20 while Soon Huat-Shevon ousted Hong Kong’s Reginald Lee and Ng Tsz Yao 19-21, 21-15, 21-15 in 57 minutes.
“In the first game, I did not do well and made lots of mistakes. Thankfully, Soon Huat covered for me and we communicated well and managed to win,” said Shevon.
In tomorrow’s second round, Tang Jie-Ee Wei will face Japan’s Yuki Kaneko and Misaki Matsutomo; Peng Soon-Yee See will be up against fifth-seeded South Koreans Kim Won Ho and Jeong Na Eun; and Soon Huat-Shevon will take on Hong Kong’s Jordan Tang and Tse Ying Suet.
The mixed doubles pair of Tan Kian Meng and Lai Pei Jing went down 21-15, 16-21, 16-21 to Taiwan’s Ye Hong Wei and Lee Chia-Hsin.
It was also the end of the road for women’s singles ace Goh Jin Wei as she went down 11-21, 19-21 to Hsu Wen Chi of Taiwan.