Malaysia topped Group A1 and advanced to the Round of 16 after securing back-to-back 2-0 victories over Poland on Day 2 in Cairo.

Kong Wei Xiang got the campaign underway with a routine 11-9 win over Jakub Mazurek, before Carine Tee raced past Wiktoria Kaletka 22-13 in just seven minutes.

Rachel Tan-Teh Xin Ying gave Dominika Bartlomiejczuk-Wiktoria Kaletka little chance to respond, powering to a 33-13 win in just four minutes.

In the men’s doubles, Isyraf Hafizin Ibrahim-Zulwaqqarizal Ahmad cruised past Pawel Kiszczyk-Mateus Michalik 44-22, before Zulwaqqarizal once again teamed up with Low Zi Yu in the mixed doubles to seal the opening-round win over Pawel Kiszczyk-Dominika Bartlomiejczuk, 55-28.

The winning momentum carried into the second round, with Lim Boon Le dispatching Jakub Mazurek 11-3 before Saidatul Saadiah added another point with a 22-6 win over Hanna Szulska.

Leong Hwee Ling-Teh Xin Ying extended Malaysia’s lead with a convincing 33-19 win over Dominika Bartlomiejczuk-Hanna Szulska in just seven minutes.

Damien Ling-Shazmir Irfan Sharul needed only ten minutes to get a better of Pawel Kiszczyk-Mateus Michalik (44-31), before Khashah Khairul Azlan-Nur Aina Maisarah Hatta wrapped up the day with a convincing 55-34 win over Mateusz Michalik-Hanna Stachera to seal a 2-0 triumph.

Malaysia will now face Group A2 winners, USA in the Round of 16.