Wei Lun booked his spot in the final after downing world No 18 Andre Ramos of Portugal 9-5 in the semifinals of the mixed individual BC1 (physical impairment) category in the Tokyo Paralympics at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre here today.

The Malaysian, however, can expect a stiff challenge in the final as he will be up against Great Britain’s defending champion and world No 1 David Smith, who defeated Brazilian Jose Carlos Chagas de Oliveira 7-4 in the other semifinal.

The gold-medal showdown will take place at 4.50pm (3.50pm Malaysian time).

Earlier in the afternoon, world No 11 Wei Lun defeated China’s Qi Zhang 4-2 in the quarterfinals.

With his semifinal win, Wei Lun has now gone six matches unbeaten, including in his four Group B games, since Saturday.