Thomas Cup: 'Team king' Wei Feng delivers in gripping win over South Korea


P(BRIEF CAPTION): Chong Wei Feng of Malaysia's hero thanks his supporters after winning his third men's singles match against Korea Jeon Hyeok Jin at Total BWF Thomas Cup Finals 2016 at Kunshan, China on 17th May 2016. Star pic by: CHAN BOON KAI/ The Star/ (17th May 2016)

KUNSHAN (China): Malaysia achieved their objective of topping Group C after beating South Korea 3-2 in the Thomas Cup Finals at the Kunshan Sports Centre Gymnasium on Tuesday. 

The Malaysian team rode on the singles players, who provided all three points while the strategy to put scratch pairings in the doubles failed. 

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