Jiting banks on home fans to topple Malaysia

CHENGDU: Men’s doubles pair He Jiting-Ren Xiangyu were thrilled after propelling hosts China to the semis of the Thomas Cup Finals.

World No. 11 Jiting-Xiangyu, who were preferred over world No. 8 Liu Yuchen-Ou Xuanyi, were in their element when they swept aside Dhruv Kapila-K. Sai Pratheek 21-10, 21-10 in the second doubles to hand China a 3-1 win in the quarter-final at the Hi-Tech Zone Sports Center in Chengdu yesterday.