NATIONAL mixed doubles pair Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei lived up to expectations by advancing to the semi-finals of the 2025 Denmark Open Badminton Championships. The fourth seeds defeated compatriots Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie in their quarter-final match at the Jyske Bank Arena. Tang Jie and Ee Wei needed only 38 minutes to record a 21-17, 21-11 straight sets victory over the eighth seeds. The world-class pair will face either top seeds Jiang Zhen Bang-Wei Ya Xin from China or Denmark’s Mathias Christiansen-Alexandra Boje in the semi-finals. Meanwhile, the campaign of national men’s doubles pair Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub-Tan Wee Kiong ended in the quarter-finals. They were defeated 19-21, 18-21 by defending champions Liang Wei Keng-Wang Chang from China. – Bernama