Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu (left) of China compete during the women's doubles first round match against Go Pei Kee/Low Yeen Yuan of Malaysia at the Malaysia Open 2024 badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan 10, 2024. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

KUALA LUMPUR - Chinese shuttlers continued their strong performance to advance in five categories at the Malaysia Open on Wednesday.

In the men's singles, third-seeded Li Shifeng beat Lee Chia Hao of Chinese Taipei 23-21, 15-21, 21-18 in one hour and 19 minutes, while Weng Hongyang moved past India's Lakshya Sen 21-15, 21-16 to reach the last-16 at the Axiata Arena.

Olympic champion Chen Yufei outmatched Aya Ohori of Japan 21-18, 21-12, while her compatriots He Bingjiao and Wang Zhiyi also advanced to set up a second-round encounter.

Chinese men's doubles pair Ren Xiangyu and He Jiting bested their countrymen Liu Yuchen and Ou Xuanyi 21-19, 21-15.

Go Pei Kee (right)/Low Yeen Yuan of Malaysia compete during the women's doubles first round match between Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu of China and Go Pei Kee/Low Yeen Yuan of Malaysia at the Malaysia Open 2024 badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan 10, 2024. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

In the women's doubles, China's Zhang Shuxian and Zheng Yu, and Li Wenmei and Liu Xuanxuan, both dispatched Malaysian pairs to advance.

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Chinese mixed doubles pair Jiang Zhenbang and Wei Yaxin, seeded fifth in the tournament, outperformed their compatriots Cheng Xing and Zhang Chi 21-18, 21-16.

There were also defeats for China with Gao Fangjie going down to Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the women's singles and Chen Boyang/Liu Yi falling in the men's doubles.