The fourth seeded side Malaysia provided the shock of the tournament so far as they stunned the favoured hosts at the Express Avenue Mall.

They took the lead in the first match as Sai Hung Ong saved a sudden death match ball before converting in the fifth game to beat Anhay Singh 3-2.

Things went from bad to worse for India when Commonwealth Games champion Joshna Chinappa went down 3-1 to 18-year-old Aira Azman.

A partially injured Saurav Ghosal was then unable to keep his side in the tie.

The world number 19 came on to the court with heavy strapping on his right leg and eventually fell to a 3-1 defeat at the hands of world number 134 Darren Pragasam.

"I know the fans wanted an India win today but I'm so happy to see so many people come out and support our sport. It’s amazing, thank you so much," Pragasam said.

"Saurav's someone I’ve looked up to since forever.

"He's one of the greatest Asian players and Indian players.

"I saw he was struggling a bit and I said 'I have a chance today' but hats off to him, he fought to end even though he was hurting.

"You guys have to be really proud of him."

Egypt await Malaysia, who won the last edition of the tournament back in 2012, in the title decider.

Karim El Hammamy got the top seeds off to a good start against Japan with a 3-0 triumph against Tomotaka Endo.

In the second match, 17-year-old Fayrouz Aboelkheir produced her best performance of the tournament as she upset top-ranked player Satomi Watanabe in straight games.

World number 21 Aly Abou Eleinen recovered from an early blip to beat Ryunosuke Tsukue 3-1.

Both sides then opted to play the last match, with Kenzy Ayman beating Akari Midorikawa 2-0 in a best-of-three.

The final is scheduled to take place tomorrow following the fifth-place playoff between Colombia and Australia.