Changzhou — Malaysia’s top-ranked mixed doubles pair, Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei, showed nerves of steel at the 2025 China Open, pulling off a sensational comeback to book a spot in the quarterfinals. The world No. 4 duo defeated the home pair Gao Jia Xuan and Wu Meng Ying 22-20, 21-17 in a thrilling second-round match at the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium in Changzhou.
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Down 14-20 in the first set, the Malaysians mounted an incredible surge, scoring eight consecutive points to steal the game and shift the momentum entirely in their favor. Riding on that confidence, they controlled the second set to seal the victory in straight games.
“We started slow, but I’m proud of how we fought back,” said Tang Jie in a post-match interview with the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
“The wind made things tricky,” added Ee Wei, who explained their initial difficulties with shuttle control.
The win sets them up for a quarterfinal clash against another Chinese duo, Guo Xin Wa and Chen Fang Hui, ranked ninth in the world.
Despite not winning any titles yet this season, Chen-Toh have consistently reached the semifinals at major tournaments like the Malaysia Open, India Open, Indonesia Open, and Japan Open. This momentum gives them renewed belief in ending their title drought at a BWF Super 1000 event.
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Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik, Malaysia’s No. 1 men’s doubles pair, also advanced to the quarterfinals after beating the Popov brothers of France 21-17, 21-18. This marks their first Super 1000 quarterfinal appearance of the season. They will face fellow Malaysians Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun next.
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Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi continued their resurgence with a 21-16, 21-16 win over Thailand’s Kittinupong Kedren-Dechapol Puavaranukroh. The veteran pair credited their new tactical approach for the improved results and will face India’s powerhouse duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty next.
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In women’s doubles, rising Malaysian pair Go Pei Kee-Teoh Mei Xing stunned Japan’s world No. 8 Rin Iwanaga-Kei Nakanishi with a gutsy 26-24, 7-21, 21-18 victory. They’ll meet China’s formidable Jia Yi Fan-Zhang Shu Xian in the quarterfinals.
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Meanwhile, world No. 3 pair Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah cruised past Japan’s Rui Hirokami-Sayaka Hobara 21-17, 21-13 to book a clash against Yuki Fukushima-Mayu Matsumoto, Japan’s No. 8 seeds.
