Mixed results for Chinese shuttlers on Day 1 of Malaysia Masters

Chinese shuttlers had mixed performances on Day 1 of the Malaysia Masters 2025, which kicked off on Tuesday, with the team advancing in men's doubles and women's doubles.

Liang Weikeng (R)/Wang Chang compete during the men's doubles round of 32 match between Ong Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi of Malaysia and Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang of China at 2025 Malaysia Masters badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 20, 2025. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)

Men's singles player Zhu Xuanchen overpowered India's S. Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian 22-20, 22-20 in the first qualifying round and also won against Thailand's Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul 21-17, 21-14 in the second qualifying round, while his teammate Hu Zhean easily outplayed Malaysia's Kok Jing Hong 22-20, 21-11 in the first qualifying round but got trounced by Huang Ping-Hsien of Chinese Taipei 19-21, 21-13, 21-10 in the second qualifying round.

Men's doubles duo Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang outplayed Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi of Malaysia 9-21, 21-15, 21-15.

In the women's doubles, Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning steamrolled over their Indonesian opponents Meilysa Trias Puspitasari and Rachel Allessya Rose 21-13, 21-6, while Jia Yifan and Zhang Shuxian beat out Malaysia's Ong Xin Yee and Carmen Ting 21-11, 17-21, 21-13.

In the women's doubles qualifying round, the Chinese pairs Li Wenmei and Wang Yiduo, Keng Shuliang and Li Huazhou booked their places in the women's doubles main draw.

The Chinese team also took some losses including women's doubles pair Chen Qingchen/Wang Tingge along with Li Yijing/Luo Xumin. Men's doubles duo Sun Wenjun and Zhu Yijun were knocked out in a qualifying round, while Chen Boyang/Liu Yi, Huang Di/Liu Yang, and Xie Haonan/Zeng Weihan also failed to overcome their opponents.