Top women’s singles shuttler K Letshanaa said the team was determined to ride on their growing momentum and give the six-time champions a run for their money when they meet in Forum Horsens.

“Actually, what we can promise is one thing, that we will really fight on the court. Winning or losing is the second outcome.

“We win as a team, we lose as a team. Each player that’s going to step on the court is going to fight, give 100% … we won’t let them think that we are an easy opponent to take,” she said in a post-match interview.

Letshanaa, ranked world No 34, had helped Malaysia get off to a flying start against South Africa when she breezed past world No 160 Johanita Scholtz 21-6, 21-10 in 22 minutes.

She said Malaysia’s long-awaited return to the quarter-finals after 16 years had also injected belief into the squad.

Malaysia kicked off their campaign with a narrow 3-2 win over Turkey yesterday and advanced to the quarter-finals when they swept aside South Africa 5-0 earlier today.

National women’s doubles shuttler Chong Jie Yu, a last-minute call-up to the squad, said the experience of playing in her first Uber Cup campaign still felt surreal, but she is relishing every moment of it.

Jie Yu, 20, replaced top national women’s doubles player Pearly Tan, who withdrew from the tournament due to a recurring back injury.

She helped cap a perfect day for Malaysia in the last match against South Africa as she and partner Low Zi Yu prevailed against Elme De Villiers-Anri Schoonees, 21-12, 21-5, in 21 minutes.

If fielded against Japan tomorrow, Zi Yu said she would embrace the occasion with a simple mindset and take things step by step.