KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 — The national team trounced hosts the United Arab Emirates (UAE) 5 – 0 to get their 2023 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship (BAMTC) off to a winning start in Dubai today.
National men’s singles ace Lee Zii Jia kicked off their Group B campaign in style with a 21 – 12, 21 – 15 win over Bharath Latheesh at the Dubai Exhibition Centre.
National professional women’s singles shuttler Goh Jin Wei then needed just 19 minutes to put Malaysia 2 – 0 up when she crushed Madhumitha Sundarapandian 21 – 0, 21 – 7 before professional men’s doubles pair Teo Ee Yi – Ong Yew Sin confirmed victory by making it 3 – 0 with a 21 – 11, 21 – 13 triumph over Dev Ayyappan – Dhiren Ayyappan.
The Malaysians then added two more points through women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan – M. Thinaah, who took just 21 minutes to dispose of Sanika Dhawan Gurav – Taabia Khan 21 – 9, 21 – 8, and professional mixed doubles pair Tan Kian Meng – Lai Pei Jing, who downed Dev Vishnu – Aleena Qathun 21 – 10, 21 – 9.
Meanwhile, in another Group B match today, India also crushed Kazakhstan 5 – 0.
Malaysia will face Kazakhstan in their second Group B match tomorrow.
— Bernama
