Out of four that advance to the semis, only one Malaysian pair is left in badminton’s French Open 2008, currently held at Pierre de Coubertin Stadium in Paris.

It is the end of the road for men’s singles defending champion, Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei, when he was beaten by on-form Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia.

Semi-finals, Saturday 1 November 2008 result:

Men’s Singles

Lee Chong Wei [1] lost to Taufik Hidayat [7] (INA) - 21-16, 14-21, 12-21

Men’s Doubles

Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong [3] lost to Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan [1] (INA) - 21-17, 16-21, 14-21

Women’s Singles

none

Women’s Doubles

Chin Eei Hui/Wong Pei Tty [4] beat Zhang Yawen/Zhao Tingting [6] (CHN) - 21-11, 16-21, 21-18

Mixed Doubles

Koo Kien Keat vs Wong Pei Tty lost to He Hanbin/Yu Yang [2] (CHN) - 21-18, 21-17

Malaysian players in red.