PETALING JAYA: Malaysia are on course for a double celebration at the Taiwan Masters after two pairs booked their places in the finals in Kaohsiung on Saturday (Nov 14).
Mixed doubles pair Wee Yee Hern-Vanee Gobi had to dig deep before overcoming Taiwan's Lin Sheng-ming-Sun Liang-ching 21-11, 11-21, 21-8 in 35 minutes at the Kaohsiung Arena.
Yee Hern-Vanee will 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 match.
In women's doubles, top seeds Carmen Ting-Ong Xin Yee lived up to expectations with a convincing 21-13, 21-9 win over Taiwan's Lin Yen-yu-Wang Yi-zhen.
They will take on Indonesia's second seeds Isyana Syahira-Rinjani Kwinnara, who defeated Japan's Mikoto Aiso-Momoha Niimi 23-21, 21-13.
