Yew Sin-Ee Yi make smashing start at German Open in bid to stay in race for Paris
PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles shuttlers Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi are off to a flying start in the German Open.

Yew Sin-Ee Yi, who were making their first competitive appearance after the Thailand Masters at the end of last month, easily swept aside French pair Eloi Adam-Leo Rossi 21-13, 21-14 in Mulheim on Tuesday to move into the second round.

The world No. 12 will play Denmark’s world No. 35 Daniel Lundgaard-Mads Vestergaard next for a place in the quarter-finals.

Yew Sin-Ee Yi are the top seeds and Malaysia’s sole representatives in the men’s doubles in the tournament.

The independent pair are in a race against time to make the cut for the Paris Olympics with the qualifying period coming to a close at the end of April.

Yew Sin-Ee Yi are currently ranked 13th in the Race to Paris rankings and need to break into the top eight before the qualifying period ends to join Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik (No. 5) in the Olympics.

A good showing in the German tourney will put the duo in a better position ahead of the back-to-back French Open (March 5-10) in Paris and All-England (March 12-17) in Birmingham where all the world’s top pairs will be back in action.

Meanwhile, women’s doubles pair Vivian Hoo-Lim Chiew Sien also made it into the second round after beating Austria’s Serena Au-Katharina Hochmeir 21-9, 21-13.

World No. 36 Vivian-Chiew Sien have a tougher task next against Bulgarian sisters and world No. 26 Gabriela Stoeva-Stefani Stoeva.
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PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles shuttlers Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi are off to a flying start in the German Open.