Malaysia Open: Chen-Toh through to next round with convincing win over French pair

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National badminton mixed doubles pair Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei got the better of Thom Gicquel-Delphine Delrue of France with a convincing 21-17, 21-18 victory in the first round of the Petronas Malaysia Open at Axiata Arena on Wednesday (Jan 10).  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 And the winner is Mohamed Alsham and Hendra Setiawan. Thank you.

00:06 For this year, I think it's New Year. Everyone must be more focused, more willing to win for the first tour of this tournament.

00:24 We are more special because we are homegrown. But today, I think we don't think too much about it. We just want to win all the matches.

00:37 Is the reason for the win today because you were able to read the code well or you all do better than the opponent?

00:48 I think we are more confident and more willing to read the code. Of course, our homegrown fans are the best of the best in the world.

01:01 So, their support today really helps us a lot.

01:06 We have been preparing hard for two weeks. So, it's not easy. We did have some fights during training. But today, we always support each other.

01:17 So, that's what happened today.

01:20 We must be more confident because we have done everything during training. So, we have to keep it up and stay humble and focus.

01:31 So, next match, maybe you will face Japan or US?

01:36 Yes, next.

01:37 What are you guys looking forward to?

01:39 Today, I think I hope I can sleep well tonight and never think much. Just keep discussing with Tang Jie and focus for tomorrow.

01:49 Okay, thank you for today.

01:52 You mentioned earlier that you need to improve your skills and net to clear the opponent. So, will you execute it today?

02:02 Of course, I can improve. I have to train more. So, I hope I can keep improving.

02:10 Thank you for watching!

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