BIRMINGHAM, July 30 — Malaysia handed Jamaica a 5-0 drubbing to storm into the last eight of the mixed team event at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games here yesterday.
Malaysia, who had earlier thrashed Zambia 5 – 0, got their second Group B match off to a stylish start at the National Exhibition Centre Hall 5 when the mixed doubles pair of Chan Peng Soon – Cheah Yee See trounced Joel Angus – Katherine Wynter 21 – 5, 21 – 12 for the first point.
Top men’s singles ace Ng Tze Yong then made it 2 – 0 for Malaysia when he downed Samuel Ricketts 21 – 12, 21 – 16 before professional women’s singles shuttler Goh Jin Wei thrashed Thalia Richardson 21 – 2, 21 – 5.
National number one men’s doubles duo Aaron Chia – Soh Wooi Yik then extended Malaysia’s lead with a 21 – 7, 21 – 11 triumph over Angus-Ricketts before Pearly Tan – M. Thinaah made it 5 – 0 with a 21 – 8, 21 – 2 win over Richardson – Wynter 21 – 8, 21 – 2.
Malaysia will complete their Group B fixture today against South Africa.
— Bernama
