The Malaysians, ranked sixth globally, will face China’s Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang, who defeated Japan’s Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi in the other semi-final.

Source: https://www.therakyatpost.com/news/malaysia/2023/09/10/china-open-badminton-tournament-aaron-wooi-yik-defeats-reigning-world-champions-to-advance-to-finals/

We could not keep up,” Hoki said after the loss, echoing sentiments of a bunch of other pairings who have struggled against the Indians ever since they struck consistency.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/badminton/satwiksairaj-rankireddy-and-chirag-shetty-start-as-strong-favourites-at-worlds-8901104/