KUALA LUMPUR: Only two out of the 10 Malaysian players who qualified for the semi-finals managed to move into the finals of the Malaysian Masters at the Axiata Arena here on Saturday (Jan 19).
Men's doubles pair Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi defeated their national teammates Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik 21-6, 18-21, 21-19 to progress.
In the other semi-final, Indonesian pair Marcus Fernaldi Gideon-Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo denied an all-Malaysian final when they edged out Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong 21-18, 24-22.
Mixed doubles pair Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying also fell on the wayside as they were outplayed by Japanese pair Yuta Watanabe-Arisa Higashino 15-21, 21-7, 14-21.
In the women's singles event, Thailand's experienced Ratchanok Intanon prevailed 21-16, 21-16 over national player Goh Jin Wei.
And it was an unfortunate end for men's singles shuttler Liew Darren, who had to pull out of the tournament even before the match started due to a foot injury, allowing South Korea's Son Wan-ho a free pass into the final.
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