Malaysians shake off Eain Yow jitters to power into q-finals


No sweat: Syafiq Kamal (right) in action against Abdullah Hashim Al-Sultani of Iran during the Asian Team Championships in Dalian.

PETALING JAYA: Malaysian squash star Ng Eain Yow sat out the country’s opening match against Iraq at the Asian Team Championships, and the team got off to a slow start.

However, the world No 13 joined the action for the next match against Iran and they swept into the quarter-finals in Dalian, China yesterday.

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