KUALA LUMPUR — National men's doubles pair Aaron Tai-Yap Roy King and professional mixed doubles duo Hoo Pang Ron-Lai Pei Jing advanced to the semi-finals of the Hylo Open 2026 in Saarbrucken, Germany, yesterday.

In the quarter-finals at Saarlandhalle, Aaron-Roy King continued their impressive run by stunning Taiwan’s fifth seeds Chiu Hsiang Chieh-Wang Chi-Lin 21-16, 21-17 in just 30 minutes.

The unseeded Malaysians will next face Denmark’s Christian Faust Kjaer-Rasmus Kjaer for a place in the final after the Danes defeated compatriots William Kryger Boe-Rasmus Espersen 21-13, 21-11.

Meanwhile, Pang Ron-Pei Jing also secured their semi-final berth after upsetting seventh seeds Chan Yin Chak-Ng Tsz Yau of Hong Kong 21-17, 21-17.

They will next take on second seeds Thom Gicquel-Delphine Delrue of France, who dispatched eighth seeds Marvin Seidel-Thuc Phuong Nguyen of Germany 21-12, 21-11.

The Hylo Open 2026 offers a total prize pool of US$500,000 (about RM2.03 million).