Malaysia continued to make strides at the Denmark Open, sending five of their nine representatives through to the next round on Day 2.

Fresh from their Arctic Open triumph last week, Aaron Tai-Yap Roy King marked their SUPER 750 debut with a comeback victory, battling past Korea’s Lee Jong Min-Kang Min Hyuk 13-21, 21-18, 21-19 to open their Odense campaign on a winning note.

In mixed doubles, Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Jemie Lai extended their perfect head-to-head record against the America’s Chen Zhi Yi-Francesca Corbett to 4-0, securing a straight-games victory with a 21-15, 21-13 scoreline.

In an all-Malaysian encounter, fourth-time partners Chen Tang Jie-Chan Wen Tse prevailed over Jimmy Wong-Cheng Su Yin 21-19, 21-16 to book their place in the next round after 33 minutes.

World No. 6 Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani comfortably saw off Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub-Tan Wee Kiong with a 21-14, 21-11 victory.

However, Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun suffered an early exit after falling to Denmark’s Christian Faust Kjær-Rasmus Kjær in straight games, 16-21, 20-22, despite pushing the second game to deuce. This marked their first outing together since the BWF World Championships in August.

Wong Ling Ching gave Japan’s World No. 21 Riko Gunji a tough challenge, claiming the opening game 21-19 before narrowly losing the next two games 11-21, 19-21 in a 67-minute encounter.

World No. 58 Chia Weijie-Teo Ee Yi upset World No. 32 Chen Zhi Ray-Lin Yu Chieh of Taipei, claiming a 21-16, 21-15 victory in just 30 minutes.

The next round will feature two all-Malaysian men’s doubles clashes, guaranteeing at least two Malaysian pairs a place in the quarter-finals.