The pair, seeded third, took 35 minutes to sweep aside the fifth-seeded duo from China, Chen Bo Yang-Liu Yi in straight sets 21-14, 21-17, in the semifinal of the tournament held in Mid-America Centre, Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Taiwanese twins Lee Fang-chih — Lee Fang-jen await Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin in the final after the seventh seeds trounced their compatriots Lin Yun Chieh-Su Li Wei, 21-17, 21-12, in the other last four match.

The Malaysians will have a chance to end more than a year’s drought after they last lifted the title in the German Open 2022 by powering past China’s Liu Yu Chen-Ou Xuan Yi, 23-21, 16-21, 21-14.

The US Open is the current world No 53 pair’s first assignment after they went separate ways last February before reigniting their partnership last month.