Yip Hong Wei/Zhan Youzhen advanced to the semi-finals of the mixed doubles at the 2025 Malaysia Masters, where they will face the Phoenix pair

On the 23rd local time, the Chinese Taipei pair Ye Hongwei/Zhan Youzhen defeated the Danish opponent Westgard/Bussey, ranked 20th in the world, 21:18, 21:19, and advanced to the top 4 of the mixed doubles of the 2025 Malaysia Badminton Masters, setting the best result of the two in the 500 level, and will challenge the world's No. 2 Chinese pair Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping on the 24th.

Chinese Taipei's Ye Hongwei/Zhan Youzhen

World No. 23 Ye Hongwei and Zhan Youzhen teamed up to the top 8 at the 500 Korea Open, the top four at the 300 Macau Open, and the Kuala Lumpur Masters at the 100 level.

Ye Hongwei/Zhan Youzhen encountered a wall collision period this year and began to ask the coaching team for a solution. Coach Jian Hongru revealed that Zhan Youzhen used to specialize in women's doubles, and she was indeed a little uncomfortable after starting to play mixed doubles.

In addition to Kan Hongru, Yip Hongwei/Zhan Youzhen will also be coached by Malaysian doubles coach Fu Cai Qian, who previously coached Malaysian Men's Doubles Goh Shi Fei/Izudin, who are currently ranked No. 2 in the world. Coach Yang Junxiang said that he hopes to draw on Fu Caiqian's experience, and he knows players from Malaysia, Indonesia and other countries very well, and hopes that he will help improve the doubles competitiveness of Chinese Taipei.

In Women's Doubles, Chinese Taipei's Hsu Yin Chun/Lim Chi Yun lost to Indonesia's Rahayut/Setian Glum 21-18, 16-21, 9-21 and missed out on the semi-finals of the 2025 Malaysia Badminton Masters.