Malaysia crush England to reach badminton final


Solid show: Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik in action during the mixed team event in Birmingham.

MALAYSIA are one step away from the mixed team gold after beating England 3-0 in the semi-finals at the National Exhibition Centre on Monday (August 1).

Chan Peng Soon-Cheah Yee See, who were fielded instead of Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing, started the ball rolling when they superbly came from behind to topple world No. 11 Marcus Ellis-Lauren Smith 12-21, 21-18, 21-13 in the mixed doubles.

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