Disabled Liek Hou continues to defy the odds


No disadvantage: Liek Hou is through to the quarter-finals.

PETALING JAYA: Disabled shuttler Cheah Liek Hou stole the show in the Top Glove-Purple League when he stormed into the men’s singles quarter-finals.

Liek Hou defeated Mohd Naim Ahmad Fairuzly 11-7,11-5,7-11,9-11,11-9 to set up a meeting against Mohd Izzuddin, who upstaged third seed Tan Jia Wei in Putrajaya.

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