SHAH ALAM (Selangor, Malaysia), Feb 18 (NNN-Bernama) — The Malaysian second stringers smashed minnows Kazakhstan 5-0 to advance into the Badminton Asia Team Championships (BATC) 2022 semi-finals, as well as qualify for the Thomas Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite resting top singles shuttlers, Lee Zii Jia, Ng Tze Yong and Leong Jun Hao as well as top doubles pair, Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik, who helped Malaysia hammer Singapore 5-0 on Wednesday, the youngsters managed to live up to the occasion by trouncing Kazakhstan, which is better known for other sports like boxing and weightlifting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 22-year-old Aidil Sholeh Ali Sadikin, 22, got the ball rolling at the Setia City Convention Centre here, defeating 29-year-old Artur Niyazov 21-11, 21-12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another youngster, Lim Chong King doubled the score by beating Khaitmurat Kulmatov 21-11, 21-11, while the youngest member in the team, Jacky Kok Jing Hong, 20, confirmed the winning point for Malaysia, thrashing Makhsut Tajibullayev 21-8, 21-4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The remaining last two doubles matches were like a stroll in the park for Malaysia, as Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun won against Jangir Ibrayey-Ilya Lysenko 21-5, 21-5 in just 17 minutes, while Goh Sze Fei- Nur Izzuddin Mohd Rumsani defeated Andrey Shalagin-Tajibullayey 21-8, 21-4 in 15 minutes to conclude with the perfect 5-0 win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In another Group B fixture, Singapore overcame Japan 3-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Malaysia and Japan will face off Friday, while Singapore will take on Kazakhstan to decide the group winners and another spot for the semi-finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Malaysia’s national women\u2019s team had also cruised into the semi-finals after winning 3-2 against defending champions Japan on Tuesday and India on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The draw for the last four stage is expected to be held on Friday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The top four teams (men\u2019s and women\u2019s) in BATC will automatically qualify for the 2022 Thomas and Uber Cup finals to be held in Bangkok, Thailand in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
— NNN-BERNAMA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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