World No. 9 Peng Soon-Liu Ying battled for 49 minutes to beat the All-England champions 21-14, 11-21, 21-16 in the second round.
It was their first win over a Chinese pair in their four-year-old partnership.
Today, Peng Soon-Liu Ying will take on Thailand’s A. Songphon-V. Kunchala for a place in the semi-finals and national coach Jeremy Gan hoped that the duo continue their fantastic run.
“This is the first time that Peng Soon-Liu Ying have beaten a Chinese pair and this win should boost their confidence,” said Jeremy in a telephone interview.
“They played well against the Chinese today (yesterday), showing quality in their first three shots.
“Their service and return were sharp and they played smartly rather than just attacking aimlessly.
“It will be not easy against the Thais but I hope Peng Soon-Liu Ying will ride on their renewed confidence to make the semi-finals.
It was also a good day for Malaysia’s top men’s singles and double’s men shuttlers Lee Chong Wei and Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong respectively.
Yesterday, world No 1 and top seed Chong Wei thrashed Japan’s Kenichi Tago with a 21-9, 21-7 win in 29 minutes.
He will face another Japanese, endurance man Sho Sasaki in the last eight.
Kien Keat-Boon Heong were also in impressive form when they blew away Ingo Kindervater-Johannes Schoettler of Germany with a 21-7, 21-16 win to set up a meeting with South Koreans Ko Sung-hyun-Yoo Yeon-seong.
The Malaysians have lost to the Koreans five times and hopefully, they will be able to get the monkey off their backs today.
In the women’s singles, three-time world junior champion Inthanon Ratchanok of Thailand stole the show when she edged top seed Wang Shixian of China with a 21-18, 21-19 to book a quarter-final showdown with Li Xuerui of China.
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