Malaysia Masters: American Climb Gains Ground
It was the kind of match that makes you forget to breathe.
· PREM KUMAR
Lauren Lam and Allison Quynh Lee, the Californian duo who shuttle between San Francisco and Los Angeles for practice when not on tour, pulled off a nailbiting comeback against China’s Luo Yi and Wang Ting Ge at PERODUA Malaysia Masters 2026 on Friday.
Suddenly, the Americans were the first women’s pair from their country to reach the last four in tournament history and only the second to contest a Super 500 semifinal after Francesca Corbett/Jennie Gai did so at the Australian Open in November. Not bad for two players whose partnership survives on airport boarding calls and California geography.
“We live in different cities,” Lee laughed afterward before Lam joked: “It’s just like a 45-minute plane ride away.”