WHILE many Malaysian shuttlers struggle, Indian players flourish.
After Lakhsya Sen, 20, made waves in men's singles, it is women's doubles Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly's turn to shine.
Gayatri-Treesa, 19 and 18 respectively, continued their fairytale run in the All England, knocking out world No 2 Lee So Hee-Shin Sheung Chan 14-21, 22-20, 21-15 to become India's first-ever women's doubles semi-finalists in the All-England.
Gayatri is just two wins away from emulating her father Gopichand Pullela as All England champion.
What made Gayatri-Treesa's run even more remarkable was that they only got promoted to the main draw at the eleventh hour following a spate of withdrawals.
"I don't know what to say, it's unreal. I have goosebumps," said Gayatri, who played China's Zhang Shu Xian-Zheng Yu late last night.
The rise of Gayatri-Treesa should serve as a warning to Malaysia's hopes of defending the women's doubles gold at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games through Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah.