Debutant Fareez pulls off an upset to enjoy a good day with defending champ Liek Hou


Defending champion Cheah Liek Hou (right) with coach Nova Armada (centre) and Fareez Anuar at the Port de la Chappelle arena. - Cheah Liek Hou Fb

DEFENDING champion Cheah Liek Hou was in top form while his understudy Fareez Anuar was equally on fire as they cleared their opening-round matches in the Paralympics in Paris.

World No. 1 and top seed Liek Hou didn’t face any trouble as he secured a comprehensive 21-10, 21-6 win over Bartlomiej Mroz of Poland in a 26-minute Group A clash of the SU5 men’s singles event at the Adidas Arena yesterday.

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