World No 3 pair Tang Jie-Ee Wei defeated the home favourites 22-24, 21-19, 21-17 in a 79-minute match played at the Shenzhen Arena.

They will meet Thailand’s rising stars Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Supisara Paewsamphran, the world No 4 pair who have beaten the Malaysians thrice in their past four encounters.

Tang Jie-Ee Wei’s win today is only their third out of nine matches against Yan Zhe-Dong Ping.

Last month, they made history by becoming the first Malaysian mixed doubles pair to lift the World Championships crown and win the gold medal since the tournament’s inception in 1977.

They will make history again if they were to win in the final tomorrow, as no Malaysian has ever won a title at the China Masters.

Last year, another Malaysian mixed doubles pair, Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin, reached the China Masters final but lost to Yan Zhe-Dong Ping in a marathon final that lasted 92 minutes.