Liek Hou and Faris one victory from Asian Para Games doubles gold
The unbeaten Malaysian pair must beat South Korea in their last SU5 round-robin match, but will first meet each other in the singles quarter-finals.
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The unbeaten Malaysian pair must beat South Korea in their last SU5 round-robin match, but will first meet each other in the singles quarter-finals.
The Indonesian third seeds beat Malaysia’s Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik 21-8, 21-11 in the men’s doubles final at Arena Fyn.
The Malaysian pair beat Japan's Hinata Suzuki and Nao Yamakita in straight games, while Low Zi Yu and Genevie Lim won a landmark junior title in Cairo.
The two-time Paralympic champion will meet Vietnam’s Van Ann Tuan next after also winning his opening doubles match with Faris Ahmad Azri.
The second seeds defeated Japan's Nijika Kamata and Shizuku Kashio in three games, ending Zi Yu's run of two consecutive runner-up finishes.
The Malaysian mixed doubles pair lost 21-13, 21-13 to China's top-ranked Feng Yan Zhe–Huang Dong Ping and will next compete in France.
The result ends Malaysia’s title hopes, leaving the tournament without a Malaysian winner for the first time since its 2023 launch.
The Malaysian pair recovered from a game down to beat Treesa Jolly–Gayatri Gopichand, ending an 18-year wait for a women's doubles semi-finalist.
The Malaysian pair will meet world No. 1 Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae, with a chance to draw level in their head-to-head record.
Kang Khai Xing-Lok Hong Quan, Dania Sofea-Tan Zhing Hui and Liew Xun-Nicole Tan advanced, while Justin Hoh and Aidil Sholeh Ali Sadikin exited.