Malaysian National Sportsman of the Year Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik fought back from a set down to secure a second-round spot at the Thailand Open, defeating French pair Julien Maio and William Villeger 22-24, 22-19, 21-15. The second seeds will face Japan's Hiroki Midorikawa and Kyohei Yamashita next. Malaysia is guaranteed a semi-finalist in their section, as another second-round match features an all-Malaysian contest. Meanwhile, world junior champions Aaron Tai and Kang Khai Xing also rallied to win their first-round match. Third seeds Man Wei Chong and Tee Kai Wun advanced comfortably. However, in the singles events, Justin Hoh and Goh Jin Wei were eliminated by their respective opponents from India and China.