Smash hits in the UAE

Timely booster: Cheah Liek Hou downed Dheva Anrimusthi, his potential rival for the Paralympics gold medal in Japan, in the singles final in Dubai yesterday.

PETALING JAYA: Tokyo Paralympics gold medal hopeful Cheah Liek Hou led the way as Malaysia secured a triple joy at the Dubai Para-Badminton International in the United Arab Emirates.

World No. 2 Liek Hou picked up the dominant form he left off 13 months ago by claiming the SU5 men’s singles title (impairment in upper body) with a morale-boosting 14-21,22-20,21-18 victory over arch-rival and world No. 1 Dheva Anrimusthi of Indonesia at the Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai Club yesterday.