Malaysia seal quarter-final spot with 4-1 victory against Finland

Last-eight bound: Malaysia secured overall victory when men’s doubles pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani comfortably beat Eliel Melleri-Niilo Nyqvist for a 3-1 lead.

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Thomas Cup after beating Finland 4-1 on Monday (April 27), despite another disappointing outing from Leong Jun Hao.

In the tie at Forum Horsens, Jun Hao, who returned as first singles, suffered a surprise 17-21, 15-21 defeat to world No. 60 Joakim Oldorff.