PETALING JAYA: A gallant effort by Bangsar Hawks Badminton Club’s Lee Ying Ying was not enough to prevent Puchong United Badminton Club from notching their fifth straight win in the SS Purple League.
The 19-year-old Ying Ying, the girls’ singles runner-up at the 2015 World Junior Championships, delivered a stunner by beating former world No. 11 Sayaka Takahashi of Japan 11-7, 11-7, 7-11, 6-4 in the women’s singles at the Gem In Mall in Cyberjaya yesterday. World No. 73 Ying Ying is now unbeaten in six matches.
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