Emmanuel STEPHEN SAM / Ephraim STEPHEN SAM beats M N HAKIM HANIF / Yusnunle MUHAMAD DENNES to move on to the Quarter Finals in the men's doubles this PETRONAS Malaysia International Series 2026

Emmanuel STEPHEN SAM / Ephraim STEPHEN SAM dropped the opener but found another gear at the PETRONAS Malaysia International Series 2026, overturning M N HAKIM HANIF / Yusnunle MUHAMAD DENNES 14-21 21-15 21-19 in the Men's Doubles Round of 16.

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21-19 — game 3 was the tightest of the match, settled by just 2 points.

What's Next

Emmanuel STEPHEN SAM / Ephraim STEPHEN SAM advances to the quarter-finals of the PETRONAS Malaysia International Series 2026, while M N HAKIM HANIF / Yusnunle MUHAMAD DENNES's run ends here. Up next for Emmanuel STEPHEN SAM / Ephraim STEPHEN SAM: the Quarter Finals against Damien LING / Irfan M SHAZMIR — a player winning 71% of 24 recorded matches. Our results ledger has no previous meetings between the two.

Pre-Match AI Scout Analysis

Prior to the encounter, the AI Scout model favored Emmanuel STEPHEN SAM / Ephraim STEPHEN SAM with a 68% confidence projection on the draw's seeding. The encounter closely reflected the analytical projection.

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