Rising star Ng Tze Yong is starting to show signs of becoming a world-beater.
Although the world No 74 is only playing in lower-tier Open tournaments, he is using the opportunity to make baby steps and collect ranking points.
Tze Yong's calculated rise in the game has forced many top shuttlers to take notice of his progress.
Malaysian fans feel the shuttler has the pedigree to emulate former world No 1 Lee Chong Wei one day.
However, the Johor-born is not taking anything for granted as many Malaysian shuttlers, who thought they were the next Chong Wei failed to make it big in the past.
The patient Tze Yong just wants to polish his skill first before striking fear in world badminton.
As for now, Tze Yong does not want his impressive winning streak in Europe to end.
On Saturday, Tze Yong clinched his second title of the season when he upset India's world No 63 Ajay Jayaram 21-14, 21-14 in the Belgian International final in Leuven.
Last week, Tze Yong, who won the Polish Open in March, made the final of the Czech Open in Brno, only to play second best to local shuttler Jan Louda.
The 21-year-old also had good outings at the Sudirman Cup in Finland and the Thomas Cup in Denmark last month.
The national team reached the semi-finals in the Sudirman Cup and the quarter-finals in the Thomas Cup.
"I played really well against Ajay in the final. In fact, my form has been great in the last couple of weeks.
"Physically, I am in good shape. I want to keep the momentum going.
"My next tournament is the Irish Open (Nov 17-20). I hope I can win that too."
Meanwhile, in the French Open in Paris, Malaysia's interest in the competition ended when Tokyo Olympics bronze medallists Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik crashed out in the semi-finals on Saturday.
The world No 8, who have been struggling with consistency since the Thomas Cup, were defeated 14-21, 21-10, 24-22 by South Korea's Ko Sung Hyun-Shin Baek Cheol.