Shock exit for top seeds Syafiq-Aifa


PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s mixed doubles squash pair Syafiq Kamal-Aifa Azman suffered a shock quarter-final exit at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, going down to Hong Kong’s Tang Ming Hong-Lee Ka Yi on Friday (Sept 25).

Top seeds Syafiq-Aifa went down 7-11, 5-11 in just 22 minutes to the eighth seeds at the Nagoya Kinjo Futo Arena.

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