Kai Wun-Roy King storm into Korea Masters semi-finals
The men's doubles pair needed just 28 minutes to seal their quarter-final win in Asan, while all three Malaysian mixed doubles pairs bowed out.
Malaysian men's doubles pair Kai Wun-Roy King have reached the semi-finals of the Korea Masters after a 21-12, 21-15 win in just 28 minutes in their quarter-final at the Yi Sun-sin Gymnasium in Asan, South Korea.
The result is a breakthrough for the duo, who are only playing in their third tournament together. They were knocked out in the opening rounds of their previous two outings, the Taipei Open and the China Masters.
At last week's Taipei Open, Malaysian pair Chia-Tai finished as runners-up.
Kai Wun-Roy King will face either Japan's Shuji Sawada-Daigo Tanioka or Taiwan's He Zhi Wei-Huang Jui Hsuan in the last four.
Mixed doubles disappointment
There was disappointment elsewhere for Malaysia, with all three remaining mixed doubles pairs failing to reach the semi-finals.
New pair Chen Tang Jie-Clarissa San saw their run ended by Japan's Haruki Kawabe-Kokona Ishikawa, who won 22-20, 21-17 in 35 minutes.
Tang Jie was paired with Clarissa after his regular partner, Toh Ee Wei, underwent knee surgery.
Jimmy Wong-Cheng Su Yin, who staged a remarkable comeback in yesterday's last-16 match after saving three match points, were beaten by top Korean pair Kim Jae Hyeon-Jang Ha Jeong 17-21, 18-21 in 43 minutes.
Loo Bing Kun-Noraqilah Maisarah Ramdan, who had shown promise in the earlier rounds, lost to Chinese pair Gao Jia Xuan-Wu Meng Ying 14-21, 15-21 in 31 minutes.
Malaysia's hopes at the tournament now rest on the men's doubles semi-final.
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