No final, but plenty of pride for Tang Jie-Wen Tse
Tang Jie-Wen Tse, playing together for the first time, were stopped by world No. 22 Jafar Hidayatullah-Felisha Pasaribu, losing 21-11, 21-15 in 38 minutes.
Despite the defeat, the Malaysians pulled off several upsets en route to the last four.
While Tang Jie is no stranger to reaching the business end of major World Tour events, this marked Wen Tse's best result in a Super 300 tournament.
Her previous best was reaching the semi-finals of the non-World Tour Vietnam International Challenge and Vietnam International Series this year with regular partner Wee Yee Hern, currently ranked world No. 174.
Tang Jie-Wen Tse's brief partnership will conclude after the Malaysia Masters (May 20-25), as the former will reunite with Toh Ee Wei for the Singapore Open (May 27–June 1).
Wen Tse was given the opportunity to pair with Tang Jie by national coach Nova Widianto, following the latter's short-term split from Ee Wei last month.
Ee Wei also featured at the Taiwan Open, where she and Loo Bing Kun exited in the quarter-finals on Friday.
Both Malaysian pairs face a tough challenge at the Malaysia Masters, which have attracted several top-10 teams.
After that, Wen Tse is expected to resume her partnership with Yee Hern, while Bing Kun will likely pair with Cheng Soo Hui or Go Pei Kee.
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