KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 156— The country’s top men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik cruised into the quarterfinals of the India Open 2026 after disposing of Japan’s Takumi Nomura-Yuichi Shimogami in straight sets during their second round encounter in New Delhi on Thursday.
The second-seeded Malaysians needed just 33 minutes to overcome their 35th-ranked opponents 21-9, 23-21 at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex.
The two-time Olympic bronze medallists are scheduled to face Taiwan’s Lee Jhe-Huei-Yang Po-Hsuan, who defeated Malaysian pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Mohd Rumsani 21-14, 17-21, 21-14, to book their berth.
Meanwhile, the country’s women’s top pair Pearly Tan-Thinaah Muralitharan also moved into the quarterfinals after overcoming the French pair Margot Lambert-Camille Pognante 21-7, 23-21 in straight sets.
The duo, also the second seeds in the tournament, will face Taiwan’s Hsieh Pei Shan-Hung En Tzu, who are the eighth seeds in the competition.
