Fareez and Liek Hou on course to make it an-all Malaysian final

Likely clash: Fareez Anuar and Cheah Liek Hou will have to beat their respective Indonesian opponents in the semi-finals to assure medals. — Reuters

PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Fareez Anuar has kept a clean slate to spark a possible 1-2 finish for Malaysia in the men’s singles SU5 (upper body impairment) at the Paralympics.

On Saturday, Fareez fought brilliantly to come from behind to beat Japan’s Taiyo Imai 17-21, 21-17, 21-17 in the third Group B match at Adidas Arena in Port de la Chapelle.