PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's doubles shuttlers continue to soar on European soil as Aaron Tai-Yap Roy King and Hoo Pang Ron-Lai Pei Jing powered into the semi-finals of the Hylo Open in Saarbrucken, Germany, on Friday (Oct 30).
Unseeded Aaron-Roy King needed just 30 minutes to dispatch fifth seeds Chiu Hsiang-chieh-Wang Chi-lin of Taiwan 21-16, 21-17 in the quarter-finals at the Saarlandhalle.
They will take on Denmark's Christian Faust Kjaer-Rasmus Kjaer for a place in the final.
The other men's doubles semi-final will see second seeds Ben Lane-Sean Vendy of England face France's Julien Maio-William Villeger.
French Open runners-up Pang Ron-Pei Jing also kept their fine momentum going by defeating seventh seeds Chan Yin Chak-Ng Tsz Yau of Hong Kong 21-17, 21-17 in just 31 minutes.
They will face second seeds Thom Gicquel-Delphine Delrue of France for a place in the final.
In the other mixed doubles semi-final, Indonesia's Amri Syahnawi-Nita Violina will take on Denmark's Jesper Toft-Amalie Cecilie.
The men's singles semi-finals also promise exciting battles, with France's Toma Junior Popov taking on India's Lakshya Sen, while Denmark's Anders Antonsen will cross swords with Indonesia's Jonatan Christie.
Over the past two weeks, Malaysia have enjoyed a fine run in Europe, with Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah and Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun capturing the women's doubles title at the Denmark Open and the men's doubles crown at the French Open respectively.
