Kuala lumpur: Malaysia's challenge in the singles category at the China Masters 2026 came to an end today but "scratch pair" Soh Wooi Yik-Aaron Tai kept the national flag flying high by storming into the quarter-finals at the Shenzhen Arena. According to BERNAMA News Agency, despite being a temporary combination, Wooi Yik-Aaron pulled off an upset against China's world number 10 pair, Chen Bo Yang-Liu Yi, winning in straight sets 21-13, 21-18 in just 40 minutes during their Round of 16 clash. The Malaysian duo will next face either another home pair, Hu Ke Yuan-Lin Xiang Yi or He Ji Ting-Ren Xiang Yu in the quarter-finals. In the mixed doubles, veteran pair and eighth seeds Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Jemie Lai also secured their spot in the last eight after a hard-fought battle against Japan's Akira Koga-Natsu Saito with the Malaysians regaining their composure to seal the match 21-14, 19-21, 21-10. Soon Huat-Shevon, who hold a superior head-to-head record against their next opponents, are set to face China's G ao Jia Xuan-Wu Meng Ying for a place in the semi-finals. However, it was the end of the road for the nation's singles department after K. Letshanaa fell to world number two Wang Zhi Yi, 10-21, 8-21, marking her fourth consecutive defeat to the Chinese star in the women's singles category. In the women's doubles, the young pair of Low Zi Yu-Noraqilah Maisarah also saw their run come to an end after losing 13-21, 16-21 to China's formidable duo, Jia Yi Fan-Zhang Shu Xian. Meanwhile, two more Malaysian men's doubles pairs, Tee Kai Wun-Yap Roy King and Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub-Tan Wee Kiong, also advanced to the quarter-finals. Kai Wun-Roy King secured their quarter-final berth after defeating Indonesian pair Ali Faathir Rayhan-Devin Artha Wahyudi 21-16, 21-19. They are scheduled to face Japan's Takumi Nomura-Yuichi Shimogami in the next round. Joining them in the final eight are Nur Mohd Azriyn-Wee Kiong, who emerged victorious in an all-Malaysian clash against Chia Weijie-Teo Ee Yi, battling through three set s to win 21-18, 16-21, 21-17. Their next opponents will be either Denmark's Daniel Lundgaard-Mads Vestergaard or Indonesian pair Sabar Karyaman Gutama-Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani.