Malaysians cruise to second round of Arctic Open
Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and Pearly Tan-M Thinaah lead charge with straight-game victories in Vantaa, Finland.
Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and Pearly Tan-M Thinaah lead charge with straight-game victories in Vantaa, Finland.
The World Championships silver medalists go down in an energy-sapping three-game match to Baek Ha Na-Lee So Hee.
The world champions defeated Hong Kong’s Tang Chun Man-Tse Ying Suet in three hard-fought games.
The younger and less experienced Malaysians stretch India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty to three games before surrendering the match in 64 minutes.
The world No 43 shuttler came from a game down to beat Taiwan’s No 26 ranked Chi Yu Jen in 62 minutes.
They became the first Malaysian women's doubles pair to make the World Championships semi-finals after defeating their Bulgarian rivals.
The second seeds get off from a slow start before beating 22nd-ranked Hong Kong pair Lui Lok Lok-Tsang Hiu Yan in straight games.
Returning after a five-month layoff from an ankle injury, the former world No 2 lost to South Korean Jeon Hyeok-jin in straight games.
At Anfield, a heartwarming response - but back home, Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh's actions in racialising a flag incident to the hilt brought out only the worst in Malaysians.