Wa Sern reaches third round in Gimcheon
Wa Sern, who lost in the quarter-finals of the World Championships in Houston last year, will face compatriot Kreethi Pillay Muniswaran for a quarter-final berth.
Kreethi overcame Taiwan's Pan Hong Rui 11-4, 12-10, 11-3 while fifth seed Altamis Aqhar ousted Thai Teeratas Asavareongchai 11-3, 11-9, 11-3.
Malaysia's ninth seed Izz Nabil Iman Shahrizan Azrol, however, was upset by India's Tanveet Singh Mundra 11-8, 11-9, 11-4.
In the boys' Under-17, top seed M. Nickhileswar defeated South Korea's Kim Chanyoung 11-5, 11-4, 11-6, and will face compatriot Ivan Chang next.
Ivan came back from two games down to beat Pakistani Yahya Khan 8-11, 5-11, 11-6, 11-1, 11-6.
Second seed Aqil Mirza Naim Khairil Fariz moved into the third round with a 11-3, 11-1, 11-0 win over Taiwan's Yang Chang Ming while Erwin Kros Christopher beat China's Zhu Xuanyi 11-2, 11-4, 11-3.
In the girls' Under-19, third seed Whitney Isabelle trounced Thai Supakorn Ngamprasert 11-2, 11-2, 11-2. Fifth seed Doyce Lee beat South Korean Lee Suhyun 11-5, 11-1, 11-3 while Najwa Zara overcame South Korea's Seo Yeeun 11-7, 7-11, 11-7, 11-4.
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