New delhi: The country's top women's doubles pair Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah kept the Malaysian flag flying at the 2026 India Open after defeating Taiwan's Hsieh Pei Shan and Hung En Tzu in their quarterfinal clash in New Delhi here today. The tournament's second seeds made short work of Pei Shan and En Tzu, winning 21-16, 21-10 in a match that lasted just 33 minutes at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex. Pearly and Thinaah will face Japanese duo Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto in the semifinals tomorrow.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, national men's doubles pair Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik also advanced to the semifinals after overcoming Taiwan's Lee Jhe-Huei and Yang Po Hsuan 21-19, 21-14 in straight sets. The world number two pair is expected to meet either Taiwan's Liu Kuang Heng and Yang Po Han or Japan's Hiroki Midorikawa and Kyohei Yamashita in tomorrow's semifinal.

In the mixed doubles category, national pair Goh Soon Huat and Shevon Lai were defeated by the tournament's top seeds, Feng Yan Zhe and Huang Dong Ping of China, in a close 19-21, 21-19, 18-21 battle.