Malaysia go down 2-3 to Thailand


Chong Wei won the first point for the team. - Bernama

ALOR SETAR: Malaysia's hopes for a strong start at the Asia Team Badminton Championships were dashed after they crashed to a 2-3 defeat to Thailand.

The doubles pairs of Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong and Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi flopped as both pairings lost their matches at the Sultan Abdul Halim Stadium here on Tuesday.

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