Aaron-Wooi Yik beat compatriots Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi 21-17, 21-11 in a 31-minute quarterfinal clash at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall.

The pair were thrilled after checking into the last four.

“We played our game today. We led from the start and I think we performed quite well,” Aaron told Bernama.

The world No 3 pair will face either Malaysia Open champions Fajar Alfian and Rian Ardianto of Indonesia or Germans Mark Lamsfuss and Germarvin Seidel for a place in the final.

Meanwhile, women’s doubles pair Pearly-Thinaah also had no problem defeating Japan’s Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi 21-13, 21-13.

Pearly said: “They (the Japanese pair) are good players. It wasn’t easy to score points against them.”

Looking ahead to their semifinal clash, Thinaah said: “We don’t want (to put) any pressure (on ourselves). We just want to play better than today.”

In tomorrow’s semifinal, the world No 8 Malaysians will take on either Thailand’s Benyapa Aimsaard and Nuntakarn Aimsaard or Japan’s Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida.