KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's mixed doubles Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei virtually confirmed their semi-final spot while compatriots Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai stayed in the hunt after winning their respective group matches at the World Tour Finals (WTF) in Hangzhou today.
World No. 8 Tang Jie-Ee Wei overcame Indonesia's world No. 13 Dejan Ferdinansyah-Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja 21-17, 21-18 in a 50-minute Group B match.
The win avenged Tang Jie-Ee Wei's defeat to Dejan-Gloria in their only career meeting at the China Open in September.
The Malaysians will complete their group fixture against World No. 21 Hidori Midorikawa-Natsu Saito of Japan tomorrow.
Meanwhile world No. 10 Soon Huat-Shevon bounced back from their opening defeat to Tang Jie-Ee Wei to register a 21-14, 21-14 win over Midorikawa-Saito in 35 minutes.
The husband and wife combination can seal a last four spot if they beat Dejan-Gloria in their final group match.
More to come