The pair collected 85,916 points, surpassing their Chinese rivals Liang Wei Keng-Wang Chang, who dropped to third with 85,818 points.

Denmark’s Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen retained the top spot with 95,003 points.

Badminton Association of Malaysia-backed men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik also saw an improvement by rising to fifth with 82,065 points.

In mixed doubles, Malaysia continues to shine with Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei and Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Jemie Lai each climbing two spots. They now rank third (76,390 points) and fourth (75,070 points), respectively.

However, in the men’s singles, Lee Zii Jia dropped to eighth with 79,016 points. He withdrew from the recent Malaysia Open, the ongoing Indian Open and upcoming Indonesia Masters due to a right ankle ligament injury sustained during the World Tour Finals.

In the women’s doubles, Pearly Tan-M Thinaah slipped one spot to seventh, with 74,943 points.

South Korean duo Baek Ha Na-Lee So Hee continue to lead the women’s doubles rankings with 101,216 points.