PETALING JAYA: Mixed doubles shuttlers Jimmy Wong-Lai Pei Jing pulled off an impressive win over Japan’s two-time Olympic bronze medallist Yuta Watanabe and his young partner Maya Taguchi to reach the Indian Open second round.

Jimmy-Pei Jing, who are making their debuts together in a World Tour Super 750 tournament, combined superbly to claim a 21-10, 23-21 win in just 36 minutes at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi yesterday.