Sarawak clinch an unexpected gold in squash


Sarawak's Jess Tay-Marcus Sim action against FT's Andrew Lee-Kwan Ka Lapp during their men's doubles final match at the Sukma Games in Kuching, Sarawak, July 25, 2106. GLENN GUAN/The StarS

KUCHING: Jess Tay-Marcus Sim brought the house down at the Sarawak Squash Centre after delivering an unexpected gold for the Sukma hosts.

The sixth seeds played their hearts out in front of a vociferous crowd to stun top seeds Andrew Lee-Shyan Kwan of the Federal Territories (FT) 11-6, 11-8 in the men’s doubles final.

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