PETALING JAYA: Men’s singles coach K. Yogendran defended the decision to field youngster Justin Hoh and mixed doubles pair Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin in the team’s 2-3 defeat to Hong Kong in the crucial Asia Mixed Team Championships Group B match.
Malaysia needed a win in their opening match to enhance their chances of progressing to the quarter-finals but both Justin and Pang Ron-Su Yin lost their respective matches along with women’s doubles duo Teoh Mei Xing-Go Pei Kee and led to the team going down narrowly at the Qingdao Conson Sports Center in China yesterday.
