Malaysia’s Hoo Pang Ron and Lai Pei Jing Reach Denmark Open Second Round

Malaysian mixed doubles pair Hoo Pang Ron and Lai Pei Jing progressed to the second round of the 2026 Denmark Open after beating Spain’s Ruben Garcia and Lucia Rodriguez 21-18, 21-16 on 13 October in Odense.

The match lasted 37 minutes. Their next opponents are Thailand’s Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Supissara Paewsampran, who won their own first-round tie against Wu Guan Xun and Lee Chia Hsin.

Elsewhere in the Malaysian contingent, Wong Tien Ci and Lim Chiew Sien were eliminated in three games by Ye Hong Wei and Nicole Gonzales Chan, while men’s singles player Leong Jun Hao lost to Japan’s Koki Watanabe.

Source: Bernama, 13 October 2026. Featured image is an illustrative badminton image.