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
