Agonising defeat


In good spirits: Ng Qi Xuan is being stretchered into the ambulance after injuring her knee. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

PETALING JAYA: A serious knee injury to independent shuttler Ng Qi Xuan put paid to her hopes of reaching the women’s doubles final in the Malaysia Super 100 with Yap Rui Chen.

Qi Xuan and Rui Chen were just one point away from a stunning win over the Badminton Association of Malaysia’s (BAM) Teoh Mei Xing-Go Pei Kee after taking the first game 22-20 and leading 20-18 in the second game at the Stadium Juara in Bukit Kiara yesterday.

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