Shuttler wins his 11th para world title in South Korea


Undisputed: Cheah Liek Hou (second from left) posing with (from left) silver medallist Suryo Nugroho of Indonesia and bronze medallists Taiyo Imai of Japan and Bartlomiej Mroz of Poland at the Dongchun Gymnasium in Ulsan, South Korea, yesterday.

PETALING JAYA: Cheah Liek Hou continued to show that he’s one of the most successful Malaysian shuttlers as he successfully defended the men’s singles title at the BWF-Para World Championships.

The 29-year-old edged Suryo Nugroho of Indonesia 19-21, 21-15, 21-18 in a 50-minute final of the SU5 (impairment in upper body) for his sixth men’s singles title at the Dongchun Gymnasium in Ulsan, South Korea, yesterday.

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