Malaysia enjoyed a strong quarter-final showing as three of their four representatives powered into the semi-finals, overcoming the challenges posed along the way.

World No. 4 Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik powered past Japan’s Hiroki Okamura-Kyohei Yamashita in straight games, 21-16, 21-18.

World No. 51 Hoo Pang Ron-Lai Pei Jing, Malaysia’s sole unseeded pair, continued to upset the odds by overcoming Japan’s World No. 18 Akira Koga-Natsu Saito in straight games, 21-15, 24-22, to advance to the semi-finals.

In women’s doubles, World No. 5 Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah rallied from a game down to overcome India’s Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand Pullela 14-21, 21-17, 21-11, claiming their eighth victory in ten meetings against the Indian pair.

Sixth seeds Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin suffered a reversal against China’s World No. 2 Liang Wei Keng-Wang Chang despite taking the first game 21-18, eventually losing 18-21, 15-21 in the second and third games.

The defeat leaves Fei-Din with a solitary win from their six encounters against the Chinese duo.

Malaysia face a stiff semi-final challenge, with Chia-Soh taking on Korea’s World No. 1 Kim Won Ho-Seo Seung Jae, Pang Ron-Pei Jing meeting China’s top seeds Feng Yang Zhe-Huang Dong Ping, and Pearly-Thinaah facing sixth seeds Bao Li Jing-Cao Zi Han.