Malaysia’s quest for Thomas Cup glory ends in last four defeat by China

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CHENGDU, May 4 ― Malaysia’s bid to end their 32-year wait for Thomas Cup glory ended in tatters after going down 3-1 to hosts China in the semi-finals of this year’s edition...

China ’s He Jiting and Ren Xiangyu celebrate after winning against Malaysia ’s Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin during their men’s doubles semi-final match at the Thomas and Uber Cup badminton tournament in Chengdu, in China ? southwest Sichuan province on May 4, 2024.

World number two men’s singles ace Shi Yu Qi set the tone for China’s storming success as he outplayed Malaysia’s professional men’s singles player Lee Zii Jia 21-19, 21-5 in just 35 minutes for a 1-0 lead.After going down fighting in the first game, world number 10 Zii Jia ran out of steam in the next game and was given a lesson in badminton by world number two Yu Qi.

That derailed his concentration in the second game. It showed as a series of unforced errors resulted in the world number 37 trailing 0-11 before Shi Feng, the 2022 Asian Games men’s singles gold medallist, romped home to win 21-10.

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