PETALING JAYA: Women’s doubles shuttlers Go Pei Kee-Low Yeen Yuan missed a good opportunity to progress to the main draw of the Asian Championships after faltering in the qualifying round.

Pei Kee-Yeen Yuan, who were competing in their first Super 1000-level competition, suffered a disappointing 8-21, 22-20, 10-21 defeat to Hong Kong’s Fan Ka Yan-Yau Mau Ying in their opening Group D match in Ningbo, China, yesterday.