Axelsen, the world’s No 2 shuttler, ousted Zii Jia 21-19, 21-19 in 39 minutes to book a slot in the semifinals against Lee Cheuk Yiu of Hong Kong.

The victory was sweet revenge on home ground for Axelsen, who was upset by Zii Jia in the All England final in March.

With Zii Jia’s elimination, men’s pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani are the only Malaysians left in the semifinals.

Sze-Fei-Nur Izzuddin continued their fine run by beating Indonesians Fajar Alfian-Muhammad Rian Ardianto in the quarterfinals and will take on Denmark’s Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen tonight.

The Malaysians have lost all their three previous meetings with the Danish pair.

“The last time we met at the Swiss (Open) we lost. We don’t want to comment too much. We will do our best and prove that we can,” Nur Izzuddin told reporters.