Malaysia: Malaysia are guaranteed a representative in the men's doubles final of the Malaysia Masters after national pairs Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Mohd Rumsani booked a mouth-watering all-Malaysian semi-final clash tomorrow. Playing at the Unifi Arena, here, today Aaron-Wooi Yik cruised past China's Hu Ke Yuan-Lin Xian Yi 21-14, 21-15 in just 35 minutes to secure their place in the last four.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Aaron admitted the upcoming encounter would be a challenging battle but expressed satisfaction that Malaysia will have at least one pair in the final. "I think it's definitely going to be a tough game tomorrow. But the most important thing is that Malaysia will have one men's doubles pair in the final," he said after the match. On paper, Aaron-Wooi Yik appears to hold the upper hand heading into the semi-final, having won six of their previous eight meetings against Sze Fei-Izzuddin.

Meanwhile, Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin faced a tougher path to the semi-finals as they were forced to dig deep before overcoming Japan's eighth seeds Kakeru Kumagai-Hiroki Nishi 21-17, 16-21, 21-16 in a gripping 53-minute quarter-final battle. Sze Fei credited the home crowd for their vocal support, which he said helped to apply pressure on the Japanese pair throughout the match. Nur Izzuddin admitted the match was tough but was pleased with their success in overcoming the resilient Kumagai-Nishi duo.

Looking ahead to tomorrow's semi-final, Nur Izzuddin stated they would focus on their own game and be prepared to take on whoever stands in their way next. Earlier this morning, fifth seeds Wan Arif Wan Junaidi-Yap Roy King also secured their place in the last four after ousting American pair Chen Zhi Yi-Presley Smith 21-15, 21-19 in 33 minutes. The Malaysia Masters 2026, a Super 500 tournament, runs until May 24 and offers a total prize purse of USD500,000 (RM1.98 million).