Malaysians Muhd Asyraf Azan and Elvinn Keo delighted home fans by surviving the first round of the NSC Super Satellite No1 after upsetting higher-ranked opponents in the PSA Tour event at the National Squash Centre in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur.
Azan, an 18-year-old qualifier, defeated Pakistan's No4 seed Bilal Zaman 11-9, 11-10 (3-1), 11-9, while unseeded Keo, aged 19 from KL, despatched sixth-seeded compatriot Nafzahizam Adnan - runner-up in last week's Satellite No3 event - 3-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-6.
Top seed Sharon Wee led a quartet of Malaysians through to the last eight of the women's WISPA World Tour event after beating South Korean qualifier Sun-Mi Song 9-1, 9-1, 9-2.
The Antwerp-based 29-year-old will face compatriot Siti Munirah Jusoh for a place in the semi-finals after the No7 seed beat India's Surbhi Misra 3-9, 9-0, 9-1, 9-1.
Men's 1st round:
[1] Dylan Bennett (NED) bt [Q] James Snell (ENG) 11-2, 11-6, 11-6 (21m)
David Vidal (ESP) bt [7] Niels Hoevenaars (NED) 11-5, 11-7, 4-11, 11-3 (35m)
[3] Tom Hoevenaars (NED) bt [Q] Kamran Khan (MAS) 11-3, 11-10 (2-0), 11-8 (28m)
[8] Neil Hitchens (ENG) bt Shahril Shahidan (MAS) 8-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-4 (33m)
[5] Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS) bt [Q] Ivan Yuen (MAS) 10-11 (1-3), 11-4, 4-11, 11-6, 11-10 (2-0) (60m)
[Q] Muhd Asyraf Azan (MAS) bt [4] Bilal Zaman (PAK) 11-9, 11-10 (3-1), 11-9 (30m)
Elvinn Keo (MAS) bt [6] Nafzahizam Adnan (MAS) 3-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-6 (32m)
[2] Mohd Ali Anwar Reda (EGY) bt Jonas Laursen (DEN) 8-11, 11-0, 11-4, 11-8 (29m)
Women's 1st round:
[1] Sharon Wee (MAS) bt [Q] Sun-Mi Song (KOR) 9-1, 9-1, 9-2 (16m)
[7] Siti Munirah Jusoh (MAS) bt Surbhi Misra (IND) 3-9, 9-0, 9-1, 9-1 (29m)
[4] Delia Arnold (MAS) bt Anwesha Reddy (IND) 9-5, 9-1, 10-9 (28m)
[5] Mami Nishio (JPN) bt [Q] Pushppa Devi (MAS) 5-9, 9-4, 9-3, 9-1 (27m)
[8] Milja Dorenbos (NED) bt [Q] Zulhijjah Binti Azan (MAS) 5-9, 9-6, 9-3, 9-10, 9-7 (59m)
[3] Margriet Huisman (NED) bt [Q] Nessrine Ariffin (MAS) 9-3, 9-0, 9-2 (19m)
[6] Lim Yoke Wah (MAS) bt Wee Wern Low (MAS) 9-3, 9-6, 9-1 (35m)
[2] Line Hansen (DEN) bt Wee Nee Low (MAS) 9-2, 9-2, 9-1 (22m)