The world No 103 edged home duo Eloi Adam-Julien Maio 21-18, 21-16 in a 41-minute match to stay on course for their first title this year.

They will meet Dutch duo Ruben Jille-Ties Van Der Lecq, who beat India’s PS Ravikrishna-Sankar Prasad Udayakumar 13-21, 21-12, 22-20 in the other semifinal.

Wan Arif said they are happy to reach the final as this was their first time fasting during a tournament.

“It was 50-50 just now. Alhamdulillah (Praise be to Allah) we had the energy and mental strength to finish the game without having to break our fast. We only drank water and ate dates after the match.

“We do not have a game plan for the final yet. We will study our opponents’ game first and InsyaAllah we will do our best,” he said.

In the mixed doubles, Malaysia’s scratch pair of Yap Roy King-Teoh Mei Xing went down to Indonesia’s Rehan Kusharjanto-Lisa Kusumawati 16-21, 15-21 at the semifinals stage.

Mei Xing said a series of mistakes proved costly for them, but she hopes to partner Roy King again in future tournaments.