One for the album: The Malaysian men’s team posing with their silver medals at the Asia Team Championship in Manila yesterday.The 23-year-old made a lasting impression in the Asia Team Championships when he stunned world No. 7 and Asian Games champion Jonatan Christie 16-21,21-17,24-22 in 68 minutes in a final battle between a relatively young Malaysian team and fancied Indonesia at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila yesterday.
Teo Ee Yi-Ong Yew Sin tried to keep the momentum going after June Wei’s upset win but they found scratch pair Mohd Ahsan-Fajar Alfian too hot to handle and went down 18-21,17-21.The win against Jonatan was his third big scalp in the Asia meet, having beaten Son Wan-ho of South Korea and Kenta Nishimoto of Japan to keep his unbeaten run in the team event.“This is a breakthrough for me, I’ve upset three top players, this tournament will always be special, ” said a delighted June Wei.
“Next, I want to do well in individual tournaments. I want to work even harder to break into the world’s top 20-30 standings by this year, ” said June Wei, whose previous best achievement was winning the Malaysia International Challenge last year. National coaching director Wong Choong Hann was brimming with pride over the boys’ fighting display against Indonesia.“Despite being a new team, they showed composure, ” said Choong Hann.
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