Malaysia Super 100: Khai Xing–Hong Quan's gallant run ends in semi-finals

Kuala Lumpur witnessed the end of Kang Khai Xing and Lok Hong Quan's impressive run at the Malaysia Super 100 on Saturday. The duo, seeded sixth, were defeated by South Korea's fifth seeds Jin Yong and Jo Song Hyun within 30 minutes. The match concluded with a score of 21-15, 21-10, in a span of just half an hour. This marked Malaysia's first occurrence without a champion since the tournament's inception in 2023.

The Malaysian pair were the only ones to advance to the semi-finals, alongside mixed doubles pair Liew Xun and Nicole Tan, and women's pair Dania Sofea Zaidi and Tan Zhing Hui, who both exited in the quarter-finals. Malaysia had already secured two titles in the inaugural year of 2023, through Leong Jun Hao in men's singles and Chan Peng Soon and Cheah Yee See in mixed doubles.

In 2024, they managed to claim another two crowns, with Low Hang Yee and Ng Eng Cheong winning the men's doubles, and Go Pei Kee and Teoh Mei Xing taking home the women's doubles. In the previous year, Khai Xing teamed up with Aaron Tai to clinch the men's doubles title, defeating their compatriots Chia Wei Jie and Lwi Sheng Hao in the final.