Malaysia, who steam-rolled past Papua New Guinea 3-0 in the morning on Thursday, are favourites to top the group after the victory over the Canadians.
Veteran Beh Lee Wei lost the first singles match to Mo Zhang 8-11, 11-8, 7-11, 19-17, 11-3.
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