Malaysia mara ke suku akhir Piala Thomas selepas menewaskan Amerika Syarikat 5-0 dalam aksi Kumpulan D, sebentar tadi.
Semalam, skuad negara membuka tirai kempen di Bangkok, Thailand dengan mengetepikan cabaran England 5-0.
Jepun yang turut merekodkan kemenangan ke atas AS dan England bakal mengikut jejak langkah Malaysia ke suku akhir dan pertembungan antara dua pasukan itu bakal menentukan juara dan naib juara kumpulan.
Malaysia mengambil percaturan berbeza dalam perlawanan kali ini apabila merehatkan pemain perseorangan, Lee Zii Jia, dan beregu utama negara, Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik.
Liew Daren turun sebagai pengganti Zii Jia tidak berdepan masalah menyumbang mata pertama menerusi kemenangan ke atas Enrico Asuncion 21-13, 21-16 sebelum Ng Tze Yong melebarkan kedudukan buat skuad negara dengan menewaskan Don Henly Averia 21-11, 21-9.
Pemain muda, Aidil Sholeh Ali Sadikin yang diberi kepercayaan menggalas tugas selaku perseorangan ketiga tidak mengecewakan apabila menang dalam penampilan pertamanya di kejohanan berpasukan itu selepas menewaskan Wiiliam Hu 21-16, 21-17.
Goh Sze Fei-Chia Weijie menewaskan Andrian King Sun Mar-Henry Tang 21-12, 21-8 sebelum Teo Ee Yi-Ong Yew Sin melengkapkan kemenangan skuad negara dengan menundukkan Enrico -William 21-16, 21-8.
Ammar Hakim
Tue May 10 2022


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