Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik continued their fine run at Indonesia Masters by booking a semi-finals berth in style with a masterclass performance against third seeds Lee Yang-Wang Chi-lin on Friday.
The Malaysians entered this match as underdogs against the reigning Olympics champions but turned the tables on the Chinese Taipei pair to win 21-13, 21-15 in just 31 minutes.
It was a massive victory for the world number seven pair, who won for the first time in four meetings against one of the most in-form pairs this year.
The win also avenged Chia-Soh's Thailand Open 2 final loss to the same opponents back in January.
Olympic medalists clash as Lee/Wang and Chia/Soh battle for a semifinals spot.#BWFWorldTour #IndonesiaMasters2021 pic.twitter.com/M4MN8UaJaz
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The Tokyo Olympics bronze medalists, who made their second consecutive semis after the French Open, next contend against Japan's Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi for a place in the final.
Independent pair Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi joined them in the last four after battling to a hard earned 21-13, 18-21, 21-18 win over Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin.
Their reward is a potential feisty encounter against top seeds Marcus Fernaldi Gideon-Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo.
An all-Indonesian ?? men’s doubles match-up sees Gideon/Sukamuljo against Kusumawardana/Rambitan.#BWFWorldTour #IndonesiaMasters2021 pic.twitter.com/IKZQ1Q6ROg
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In the women's doubles, Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah's campaign ended following a 14-21, 15-21 defeat to Japanese fourth seeds Nami Matsuyama-Chiharu Shida.
Hoo Pang Ron-Cheah Yee See were also no match for Thai top seeds Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Sapsiree Taerattanachai as they succumbed 17-21, 9-21 in 34 minutes.