In the men’s doubles, the world No 17 pair of Nur Izzuddin-Goh Sze Fei will take on Indonesians Fajar Alfian-Muhammad Rian Ardianto who are ranked No 9.

In the semifinal last night, the Malaysians defeated Indonesians Pramudya Kusumawardana-Jeremiah Rambitan in straight games of 21-18, 21-18.

In the other semifinal, Fajar-Ardianto defeated the top Malaysian pair of Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik 22-20, 13-21, 21-8 in a 51-minute match.

Mixed pair Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie also made it to the finals.

The world No 13 pair upset compatriots Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing, ranked 10 in the world, 21-17, 24-22 after a 53-minute battle.

They will take on Germans Mark Lamsfuss-Isabel Lohau, who are No 15 in the world.

In the women’s doubles, professional pair Lim Chiew Sien-Vivian Hoo lost in the semifinals.

Ranked 44 in the world, the duo went down 21-10, 21-16 to world No 9 Gabriela Stoeva-Stefani Stoeva of Bulgaria after a 39-minute clash.