KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia were beaten 2-3 but their fighting performances in the final of the Thomas Cup Asian Zone qualifying tournament certainly gained them the respect from the top seeded China at the Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium in Cheras here yesterday.
To underline the respect, world number two Lin Dan saluted his lesser experience opponent, Lee Chong Wei, after hauling himself back from the brink of defeat to win the second singles match 3-15, 15-13, 15-6 to put China 2-1 up.
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