The duo, ranked 29th in the world, bagged the title after bouncing back from a game down to upset compatriots Hoo Pang Ron-Cheah Yee See 15-21, 21-19, 21-13 in a highly entertaining and energetic final at the Bac Giang Gymnasium.

Second seeds Pang Ron-Yee See started the match aggressively to lead 11-5 in the first game, before going on to win it in 21-15 in 15 minutes.

After a close fight in the second game, Tang Jie-Yen Wei, aged 24 and 26 respectively, levelled the score with a 21-19 victory over the world No 23.

Tang Jie-Yen Wei then rose to the occasion in the rubber, winning 21-13 to the cheers of the 2,000-odd spectators at the indoor arena.

Tan Jie-Yen Wei advanced to the final after ousting Rinov Rivaldy-Pitha Mentari 20-22, 21-13, 21-18, while Pang Ron-Yee See beat another Indonesian pair, Adnan Maulana-Mychelle Crhystine Bandaso, 18-21, 21-16, 21-17 in the semifinals yesterday.

The last time Malaysia clinched the mixed doubles gold was at the 1999 edition in Brunei via Chew Choon Eng-Chor Hooi Yee.

With today’s win, Malaysia ended their 31st SEA Games badminton campaign with a gold, two silvers and a bronze.

The men’s team bagged silver on Wednesday while women’s pair Yee See and Cheng Su Hui settled for bronze after losing to Thailand’s Benyapa Aimsaard-Nuntakarn Aimsaard 21-16, 21-6 in the semifinals yesterday.

However, the young shuttlers failed to defend the men’s singles (Lee Zii Jia), women’s singles (S Kisona) and men’s doubles titles (Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik) from Manila 2019.