Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi reached their first World Tour final in two years after a 14-21, 21-17, 21-18 victory over Chinese pair He Ji Ting-Zhou Hao Dong in the Australian Open semi-finals on Saturday.

The men’s doubles pair, who had been in good form over the last month, made that momentum count with a sumptuous performance against the Chinese in a 72-minute battle.

He-Zhou started convincingly and their intensity proved too much for the Malaysians, who were forced to defend for most of the game before conceding the opener.

But Ong-Teo read their opponents well in the second game and were clever with returns to probe for openings which they capitalised convincingly when it arrived.

That counter-attack strategy worked perfectly as they levelled the tie 21-17 to take the match to the decider.

It was in the third game the Malaysians came out guns blazing, turning the tables on the Chinese with a constant barrage of smashes which they mixed exquisitely with cross-court drop shots.

Still, the match could have gone either way until the Chinese began to wilt towards the end, leaving Ong-Teo to secure the triumphant victory.

The pair could cap a phenomenal tournament if they beat another Chinese pair Liu Yu Chen-Ou Xuan Yi in the final on Sunday.

Ng Tze Yong couldn’t make a double success for Malaysia in the semis as the national men’s singles shuttler went down 18-21,15-21 to Lu Guang Zu.

Credit however must be given to Ng, who did everything he could to match the Chinese who had also ousted Lee Zii Jia in the second round.

While his work ethic was exemplary, Ng simply lacked the cutting edge against Lu who was much superior in dictating the 51-minute contest.