KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 -- With top seeds Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin Rumsani exiting the Swiss Open in the opening round, Indonesia's men's doubles pairs are eyeing an opportunity to claim the title.

According to The Star, Goh and Nur Izzuddin struggled in their match against Japan's Hiroki Midorikawa and Kyohei Yamashita, losing 23-25, 21-15, 11-21. Their defeat has created a pathway for Indonesia, which has three pairs advancing to the second round.

Among the Indonesian pairs are last year's semi-finalists, Sabar Karyaman Gutama and Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani, now coached by badminton legend Hendra Setiawan.

The Star reported that Sabar and Moh Reza comfortably defeated Ireland's Declan Bennett and Richard Kong to book a second-round...