Malaysia’s hopes rested on second seeds Genevie Lim-Low Zi Yu as the sole survivors of securing a semi-final berth, following a challenging day that saw several representatives fall in the Round of 16 and quarter-finals.

17th seed Lim Boon Le suffered a shock defeat against Indonesia’s 31st seed Radithya Bayu Wardhana, falling 8-15, 11-15.

22nd seeds Shazmir Irfan Sharul-Genevie Lim faced a setback, narrowly losing to China’s 29th seeds Feng Yi Lang-Li Meng Han in a thrilling three-game battle, 8-15, 15-13, 14-16.

In men’s doubles, second seeds Isyraf Hafizin Ibrahim-Zulwaqqarizal Ahmad also bowed out after falling to Japan’s sixth seeds Oku Mahiro-Masato Yamashiro in three games, 15-7, 11-15, 10-15.

Genevie-Zi Yu emerged as Malaysia’s sole survivors of the day, keeping their composure to dispatch Hong Kong’s Au-Yeung Wing Chi and Wing Chi Chu in straight games with identical 15-7 scorelines.

Earlier in the Round of 16, top seeds Zulwaqqarizal Ahmad-Low Zi Yu were stunned by Korea’s unseeded Jeon Seong Been-Kim Min Chae, falling 15-11, 15-17, 13-15 in a three-game encounter.

Carine Tee put up a fight in the opening game but eventually fell to Japan’s top seed Saki Matsumoto, 14-16, 3-15, in 26 minutes.

Seventh seeds Damien Ling-Shazmir Irfan Sharul fell to Hong Kong’s 11th seeds Michaelangelo Njoto-Zhirui Jerry Yu in a closely contested straight-games showdown, 13-15, 12-15.

In men’s singles, Chong Lee Qian was unable to overcome India’s 14th seed Jagsher Singh Khangurra, falling 9-15, 8-15.

Rachel Tan-Teh Xin Ying started strongly to take the opener against Indonesia’s eighth seeds Atresia Naufa Candani-Adelia Nirul M, but eventually succumbed to a three-game defeat, 15-13, 12-15, 6-15.

With a place in the final at stake, Genevie-Zi Yu will face China’s 15th seeds Shi Si Chen-Xiang Yu Jin in the semi-finals.