Chong Wei Feng, the second men’s singles player from Malaysia, produced a stunning upset in Fuzhou, beating world No. 7 Son Wan-ho of South Korea 21-14, 22-20 in 48 minutes in the first round of the China Open.
Top seed Chen Long also made a successful start to his bid to defend the China Open title. He cruised past Tien Minh Nguyen 21-17, 21-8 on Wednesday.
However, Kenichi Tago is out after losing to Gao Huan of China, while Tian Houwei, also from China, suffered an early exit.
Jorgensen and Lin Dan Advance
World No. 3 Jan O Jorgensen had no such problems. The Dane dominated from the outset against Boonsak Ponsara and won 21-13, 21-13. Jorgensen will face Lin Dan in the second round, after Lin beat Taiwan’s Hsu Jen-hao 21-15, 23-21 in the first round.
Fourth seed Tommy Sugiarto and last year’s beaten finalist Wang Zhengming also reached the second round. Sugiarto had to hold off a resurgent Brice Leverdez in the opening game before winning 21-16, 21-12. Wang overcame Takuma Ueda 21-18, 21-17.
Elsewhere, seventh seed Hu Yun beat Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 21-17, 21-18.
Women’s Draw
In the women’s draw, all five seeds in action on Wednesday booked their places in the second round.
Ratchanok Intanon began with a 21-19, 21-12 win over Hui Xuerui. Sixth seed Saina Nehwal needed three games to beat Sayaka Takahashi 21-14, 19-21, 21-17.
Second seed and 2013 runner-up Wang Shixian was taken to a deciding game by Busanan Ongbumrungpan, but the Chinese player prevailed 21-12, 14-21, 21-12. Wang Yihan and Tai Tzu-ying also progressed. Porntip Buranaprasertsuk, a beaten semi-finalist last year, is out after losing 21-6, 21-16 to Bae Yeon-ju.
The biggest upset in the women’s singles came when reigning world champion Carolina Marin of Spain lost 14-21, 17-21 to Taiwan’s Tai Tzu-ying.
Men’s Doubles Results
In men’s doubles, second seeds Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan were knocked out by Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen of China, losing 21-23, 8-21 in 33 minutes. Malaysian pair Hoon Thien How and Tan Boon Heong lost 15-21, 21-18, 15-21 to fourth seeds Hiroyuki Endo and Kenichi Hayakawa of Japan.