PV Sindhu advanced to the Malaysia Open semifinals after her opponent, Akane Yamaguchi, retired mid-match due to a knee injury while trailing 21-11. Sindhu, competing in her first tournament after an injury lay-off, will face Wang Zhiyi of China next. In the men's doubles, India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were eliminated in the quarterfinals by the Indonesian pair Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Fikri.