Xin Yee-Carmen reach Hylo Open second round as Weijie-Ee Yi retire
Ong Xin Yee-Carmen Ting will meet Hong Kong's eighth seeds next, while the reason for Chia Weijie-Teo Ee Yi's retirement was not immediately known.
Malaysia's Ong Xin Yee-Carmen Ting reached the women's doubles second round at the Hylo Open in Saarbrucken, Germany, beating England's Abbygael Harris-Estelle van Leeuwen 21-12, 21-17. In men's doubles, compatriots Chia Weijie-Teo Ee Yi retired during their opening match.
Ranked No. 27 in the world, Xin Yee-Carmen needed 35 minutes to defeat their No. 83 opponents at the Saarlandhalle. Their next opponents at the Super 500 event are Yeung Nga Ting-Yeung Pui Lam of Hong Kong, the eighth seeds.
Weijie-Ee Yi, ranked No. 43, conceded the first game 21-14 to England's second-seeded Ben Lane-Sean Vendy. They stopped playing while 11-7 behind in game two, after 20 minutes. No reason for the retirement was immediately available.
Arctic Open champions Aaron Tai-Yap Roy King also progressed, defeating German pair Malik Bourakkadi-Kenneth Neumann 21-11, 21-12. Their match lasted 28 minutes.
Malaysia also has three opening-round fixtures to come. Mixed doubles pair Hoo Pang Ron-Lai Pei Jing are due to play Joep Strooper-Sterre Bang of the Netherlands. The independent Malaysians were French Open runners-up after losing the final in Paris to China's top-ranked Feng Yanzhe-Huang Dong Ping, following a Denmark Open semi-final appearance.
The men's singles draw pits Lee Zii Jia against Singapore's Teh Jia Heng, with Cheam June Wei taking on India's Kiran George. The Hylo Open concludes the BWF World Tour's four-tournament European swing.
