Malaysia loses against Japan in Sudirman Cup’s Group D tournament

Malaysia – Eighteen years later, Malaysia’s national shuttlers remain winless against Japan, falling 4-1 to the team from the Land of the Rising Sun at the mixed team Sudirman Cup competition in Vantaa, Finland.

Malaysia, who previously defeated Japan 3-2 in the group stage of the 2003 tournament in the Netherlands, finished second in Group D, while Japan finished first.

Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik, the bronze medalists in the Tokyo Olympics in men’s doubles, scored Malaysia’s first and only point in a grueling 67-minute match against world number 16 Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi.

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In the next game, toothless S. Kisona suffered her second consecutive defeat in the competition, losing 14-21, 14-21 in the women’s singles against world number five Akane Yamaguchi, as Japan leveled the tie at 1-1.

In the men’s singles, world number one Kento Momota faced up against defending All England champion Lee Zii Jia in a “clash of the Titans”.

The Japanese, seeking vengeance for an All-England quarter-final defeat to Zii Jia, fought back from a six-point deficit to beat Zii Jia 21-18.

The 23-year-old Zii Jia was defeated 21-10 by Momota in the second game to give Japan a 2-1 lead.

Chiharu Shida recovered from an early ankle injury in the opening set to assist partner Nami Matsuyama in defeating Malaysia’s Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah 21-16, 21-17.

Yuta Watanabe-Arisa Higashino, the world number five mixed doubles combination, then finished off an incredible day for the tournament’s second seeds with a comfortable 4-1 victory against Hoo Pang Ron-Cheah Yee See.

Japan and Malaysia, on the other hand, have already qualified for the quarterfinals before the recent play. Malaysia secured their qualification for the final eight with victories against England 3-2 on Monday (September 27) and Egypt 5-0 on September 28.

England defeated Egypt 5-0 in another Group D encounter to finish third in the group.

Meanwhile, the quarter-final draw paired Malaysia against archrivals Indonesia and Japan against Chinese Taipei, with both matches scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. local time (4pm local time). Reigning champs China will face European powerhouse Denmark and South Korea will face Thailand at 3pm Malaysian time (10am local time) in the other quarter-final matchups.

Katherine S

1/4 German, 3/4 Malaysian. I write, follow and monitor closely political news happening in Malaysia, and other happening news in the ASEAN region. Newswriter for the best ASEAN news website - The Asian Affairs.

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