Heartbreak in India


Long time to heal: Liew Daren said it took him months before he could eventually put the Thomas Cup disappointment behind him.

PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Liew Daren has revealed how he cried and how the team’s dressing room was in complete silence after Malaysia were pipped to the Thomas Cup by Japan in 2014.

Daren failed to clinch the winning point that could have ended nation’s frustrating wait for the coveted title since 1992 as he went down 12-21,21-18,17-21 to Takuma Ueda in the deciding third singles battle in New Delhi, India.

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