It took until the early hours of Saturday morning, with the match lasting almost six hours in total, but Malaysia won 3-2 against Indonesia.

Men's doubles pair Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik built an early lead for Malaysia, producing an offensive masterclass to outwit world number one-ranked Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 21-12, 21-15.

Indonesia then drew level in the women's singles, Gregoria Mariska Tunjung defeating Kisona Selvaduray 22-20, 18-21, 21-19.

Lee Zii Jia then reestablished Malaysia's lead in the men's singles, beating Anthony Ginting 21-11, 21-16 in a sumptuous 44 minutes, before Indonesia again pegged back their rivals through Olympic champions Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu in the women's doubles, Polii and Rahayu squeezing past Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan 22-20, 17-21, 21-18.

In the final match of the contest, the mixed doubles, Hoo Pang Ron and Cheah Yee See beat Praveen Jordan and Melati Oktavianti 21-19, 9-21, 21-12.

In securing the momentous victory, Malaysia will face Japan in the semi-finals, who eased past Chinese Taipei 3-1.

The other quarter-finals saw China and South Korea qualify for the semi-finals. 

China, who are the defending champions and searching for a 12th Sudirman Cup title, were surprisingly taken the distance by Denmark, before Olympic mixed doubles gold medallists Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping delivered the telling blow.

South Korea, meanwhile, battled to a 3-2 win over Thailand - Heo Kwang Hee in the men's singles, An Seyoung in the women's singles and Lee Sohee and Shin Seung Chan in the women's doubles secured the crucial points.

The Sudirman Cup continues tomorrow, with both semi-finals set to be played, before the final on Sunday (October 3).