PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Cheah Liek Hou stormed into the semi-finals in style but Didin Taresoh limped out in pain.

The 33-year-old Liek Hou, who is Malaysia’s hope for a gold in badminton, defeated Fang Jen-yu of Taiwan 21-13, 21-19 in 27 minutes to record his second successive win in Group B at the Yoyogi National Stadium yesterday to assure a ticket to the last four.