KUALA LUMPUR: Independent pair Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub-Tan Wee Kiong continued their giant-killing run at the Kumamoto Masters by reaching the semi-finals in Japan today.
World No. 40 Azriyn-Wee Kiong overcame Taiwan's Chiu Hsiang Chieh-Wang Chi Lin 21-19, 21-19 in a 33-minute quarter-final showdown.
World No. 59 Hsiang Chieh-Chi Lin toppled Malaysia's World No. 6 Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik in the second round on Thursday.
Azriyn-Wee Kiong will meet former world champions Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi of Japan in the last four tomorrow.