KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 -- Malaysia's top mixed doubles pair, Goh Soon Huat and Shevon Lai Jemie, made an impressive start to their Swiss Open campaign, cruising into the second round yesterday.

According to The Star, the top seeds needed just 28 minutes to defeat Taiwan's Cheng Zhi-ray and Yang Ching-tun 21-8, 21-18 at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel.

Next, the husband-and-wife duo will face Thailand's Ruttanapak Oupthong and Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat, where they will seek to avenge their defeat to the same pair at last year's Thailand Open.

In another successful outing for Malaysia, Wong Tien Ci and Lim Chiew Sien also progressed in the mixed doubles category.

The pair dispatched Macau's world No. 81 duo, Leong Lok Chong and Ng Weng Chi, ...