Malaysia's fine run in Sudirman Cup ends in semi-final defeat to South Korea

Lee Zii Jia beat Jeon Hyeok-jin 21-11, 21-9 but his efforts were not enough to prevent Malaysia from losing 1-3 to South Korea.

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's fine run in the Sudirman Cup came to an end after the shuttlers went down 1-3 to South Korea in the semi-finals in Suzhou, China on Saturday (May 20).

National mixed doubles pair Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei, who had won all their matches before the last four, had a bright start against world No. 5 Seo Seung-jae-Chae Yu-jung by winning the first game 21-11 but could not continue their momentum and lost the next two games 13-21, 7-21.