The semi-finalists have been confirmed for the 22nd Asian Team Championship in Dalian, China, after an exciting day of action.
In the men’s event, defending champions India crashed out at the hands of old rivals Pakistan, with Muhammad Asim Khan and Noor Zaman beating Rahul Baitha and Suraj Kumar Chand either side of a loss for Nasir Iqbal against Velavan Senthilkumar.
They will take on Hong Kong, China, who moved past Iran after wins for Henry Leung over Navid Maleksabet and for Tsz Kwan Lau over Sepher Etemadpour.