PETALING JAYA: Men's doubles shuttlers Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani survived a huge scare against Indonesia's Fajar Alfian-Shohibul Fikri to reach the Japan Open semi-finals.

The world No. 1 independent duo were staring at defeat when they were 19-20 down in the third game against the scratch pair, but brilliantly came back to claim a hard-fought 21-13, 17-21, 22-20 win in 59 minutes at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Friday (July 18).

Sze Fei-Izzuddin will take on Taiwan's Liu Kuang-heng-Yang Po-han next for a place in the final.

The Taiwanese pair prevented an all-Malaysian final when they defeated veterans Tan Wee Kiong-Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub 18-21, 25-23, 21-17.