In the tournament held at The Podium, mixed doubles pair Low Han Chen-Chan Wen Tse lost 14-21, 14-21 to top seeds China’s Zhu Yi Jun-Huang Ke Xin.

Awaiting Yi Jun and Ke Xin in the final are fellow Chinese pair Liao Pin Yin and Zhang Jia Han, who defeated Jonathan Farrell Gosal-Priskila Venus Elsadai of Indonesia 21-16, 21-16 in the other semifinal.

In the men’s doubles event, Bryan Jeremy Goonting-Aaron Tai also suffered the same fate when they lost to Lai Po Yu-Tsai Fu Cheng from Taiwan 18-21, 21-15,14-21.

In the final, the sixth seeds will face China’s Ma Shang-Zhu Yi Jun who downed Huang Jui-Hsuan-Huang Tsung-I of Taiwan 21-15, 24-22 in their semifinal encounter.

The last time Malaysia finished on the podium in the mixed doubles event was in 2016 when Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei won the bronze medal.

Meanwhile, Teo Ee Yi-Nelson Heg Wei Keat were the last Malaysians to win the men’s doubles title in the championships when they took home the gold in 2011.