Malaysia’s young duo Aaron-Kang bowed out to the Danish pair (19-21,15-21) in the quarter finals, ending the nation’s dreams of a spot in the final game.

The emerging shuttlers displayed a determined performance from the outset, overcoming the Indonesian pair with a win-streak (21-16, 29-27), particularly delivering an intense battle in the second.

They continued to seal the victory against Indonesia’s Leo Rolly Carnando-Bagas Maulana in a thrilling three-set match (21-12, 21-23, 21-16), regardless of their lower rank compared to their opponents.

Although their journey was halted midway, Aaron Tai and Kang Khai Xing showed great dedication as the sole representative to advance to the quarter finals.

In the Men’s Singles, Lee Zi Jia’s suffered an early exit in Round of 32 by Singapore’s Jia Heng Jason Teh (12-21, 14-21). 

On the other hand, Justin Hoh forced a decider against the French player Arnaud Merklé (20-22, 21-16, 21-17) and secured the win before falling to India’s Tharun Mannepali in Round of 16 (14-21,20-22). 

Azriyn Ayub and Tan Wee Kiong only survived in Round of 32 against the American pair (21-15, 21-14) and fell short against the Thai duo with (21-18, 19-21, 15-21) despite dominating the first set.

Meanwhile, Karupathevan Letshana pushed Busanan Ongbamrungphan to the three-sets match before losing (21-23, 21-14, 14-21). 

Wong Ling Ching advanced past the Taiwanese player in the Round of 32 but went down to Indonesia’s Putri Kusuma Wardani in the next game (17-21, 15-21). 

As for the Women’s Doubles, the sole representative Ong Xin Yee and Carmen Ting faced a tough defeat against the Bulgarians duo (15-21, 9-21), ending their campaign in Round of 32. 

Jimmy Wong and Lai Pei Jing clinched a close victory against Denmark's Rasmus Espersen and Amalie Cecilie Kudsk (21-18, 22-20) but were eventually outplayed by the higher-ranked Indonesian pair in Round of 16 (8-21, 11-21). 

The other Mixed Doubles teams, Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin and Wong Tien Ci-Lim Chiew Sien failed to claim their first-ever-match victory against the opponents from China, Zhu Yi Jun-Lu Qian and Thailand, Pakkapon Teeraratsakul-Sapsiree Taerattanachai (19-21, 24-26) and (21-17, 17-21, 14-21), respectively.