Tze Yong prevails in pressure cooker to smash down men’s singles gold

Bright for the big stage: Ng Tze Yong in action against Leong Jun Hao in the men’s singles. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

NATIONAL men’s singles shuttler Ng Tze Yong passed his test with flying colours in the Malaysia Games (Sukma) yesterday by not caving under pressure.

It was the first tournament that Tze Yong had competed in as the overwhelming favourite but the Johorean justified his top seeding when he came from behind to subdue Federal Territories’ Leong Jun Hao 18-21, 21-19, 21-12 in a thrilling 80-minute final at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil.