Denmark Open 2026: Three Malaysian Pairs Reach Semi-Finals

Aaron-Wooi Yik, Pang Ron-Pei Jing and Pearly-Thinaah advance, while Sze Fei-Izzuddin are beaten in the last eight

Malaysia will have three pairs in the semi-finals of the Denmark Open 2026 in Odense after Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik, Hoo Pang Ron-Lai Pei Jing and Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah all won their quarter-finals on Friday.

Aaron-Wooi Yik, Malaysia’s top men’s doubles pair, beat Japan’s Hiroki Okamura-Kyohei Yamashita 21-16, 21-18. They won the title in 2023.

In the mixed doubles, Pang Ron-Pei Jing were pushed hard by Japan’s Akira Koga-Natsu Saito before winning 21-15, 24-22.

Pearly-Thinaah, Malaysia’s top women’s pair and the second seeds, reached their first Denmark Open semi-final. They came from a game down to beat India’s Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand 14-21, 21-11, 21-17. The pair reached the quarter-finals here in 2024 and recently won bronze at the Asian Games in Nagoya.

Malaysia’s other quarter-finalists, Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani, missed out on a place in the last four, beaten by China’s Liang Wei Keng-Wang Chang.

Pearly-Thinaah will next face China’s sixth seeds Bao Li Jing-Cao Zi Han. Pang Ron-Pei Jing take on China’s top seeds Feng Yan Zhe-Huang Dong Ping in the mixed doubles.

Aaron-Wooi Yik have the toughest assignment, against the tournament’s top seeds Kim Won-ho-Seo Seung-jae of South Korea.

The Denmark Open is a BWF World Tour Super 750 event running from 13 to 18 October at the Jyske Bank Arena.

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