PETALING JAYA: Malaysia are on course for a possible double celebration at the Taiwan Masters after two pairs booked their spots in the finals in Kaohsiung on Saturday (Nov 14).
Mixed doubles pair Wee Yee Hern-Vanee Gobi had to battle hard against Taiwan's Lin Sheng-ming-Sun Liang-ching before coming through 21-11, 11-21, 21-8 in 35 minutes at the Kaohsiung Arena.
Yee Hern-Vanee will now face South Korea's Ki Dong-ju-Jeong Na-eun, who upset Indonesia's second seeds Jafar Hidayatullah-Rinjani Kwinnara 21-16, 18-21, 21-17 in the other semi-final.
Meanwhile, women's doubles pair Carmen Ting-Ong Xin Yee also kept Malaysia's title hopes alive with an impressive straight-game victory.
The top seeds lived up to expectations by brushing aside Taiwan's Lin Yen-yu-Wang Yi-zhen 21-13, 21-9 to seal their place in the final.
Carmen-Xin Yee will face Indonesia's second seeds Isyana Syahira-Rinjani Kwinnara, who defeated Japan's Mikoto Aiso-Momoha Niimi 23-21, 21-13 in the other semi-final.
