On Day 2 of the Malaysia Open 2025, Chinese shuttlers put up a strong show despite Toma Junior Popov defeating Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie. At the Axiata Arena, Popov used a “clever game” to win his first match against Christie, 21-8, 14-21, 26-24, even though the Chinese shuttlers progressed in all five categories.

Men’s shuttler for singles To advance to the round of 16, Li Shifeng defeated Priyanshu Rajawat of India 21-11, 21-16.According to Xinhua, Wang Zhiyi defeated Hsu Wen-chi of Chinese Taipei 21-9, 21-13 in the women’s singles, while Han Yue, Wang’s teammate, defeated Pai Yu-po of Chinese Taipei and Gao Fangjie defeated British player Kristy Gilmour.Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang defeated South Korean Kim Gi-jung and Kim Sa-rang 21-18, 21-18 to advance to the round of 16. Li Yijing and Luo Xumin comfortably defeated Fan Ka Yan and Yau Mau Ying of Hong Kong, China, 21-14, 21-14 in the women’s doubles.

Women’s singles standout Malvika Bansod, mixed doubles duo Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto and Sathish Karunakaran/Aadya Variyath, top male singles player H.S. Prannoy, and doubles experts Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty all progressed to the next round.