Liew Xun hopes for partnership with Weijie to last


So far so good: Liew Xun-Chia Weijie beat Vietnam’s Nguyen Xuan Hung-Pham Van Hai 21-14, 21-18. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

SHUTTLER Liew Xun hopes his partnership with Chia Weijie will last long after delivering the winning point to take Malaysia into the semi-finals of the men’s competition in the SEA Games.

Yesterday, Liew Xun combined well with Weijie to beat Nguyen Xuan Hung-Pham Van Hai 21-14, 21-18 in the second doubles to lead the team to a 3-1 victory against Vietnam in the quarter-finals at the Morodok Techo badminton hall in Phnom Penh yesterday.

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