However, Malaysia’s pairs in the men’s doubles and the mixed doubles failed to get past their semi-finals.

In the men’s singles semi-final, Ng Tze Yong fought back after going down 13-21 in the first game to Srikanth Kidambi of India. Tze Yong claimed the next two games 21-19, 21-10 to earn his berth in the final.

The women’s doubles pair of Pearly Tan and M Thinaah are also one win away from striking gold after defeating India’s Treesa Jolly and Pullela Gayatri Gopichand 21-13, 21-16 to progress to the final.

However, Malaysia’s two men’s doubles pairs and the mixed doubles pair were denied a place in the final.

Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing lost 23-25, 18-21 to Singapore’s Terry Hee-Jessica Tan in the mixed doubles, while both the men’s pairs also lost.

Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik went down by 18-21, 21-17, 21-4 to England’s Ben Lane and Sean Vendy, while Chan Peng Soon and Tan Kian Meng were beaten by 21-6, 21-15 by Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty of India.