PETALING JAYA: It was not the way Malaysia had wanted to win. But they were not complaining.
Malaysia beat Denmark 3-1 to storm into the Sudirman Cup semi-finals on a day which saw the big match between the two men’s singles stars – Lee Zii Jia and Viktor Axelsen – fizzle out in just five minutes.
It gave Malaysia an easy 2-0 lead as mixed pair Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei had earlier huffed and puffed to deliver the first point by beating Mathias Christiansen-Alexandra Boje 15-21, 21-14, 21-7. Jin Wei did not. She fumbled at the crucial stage in the decider, losing 14-21, 21-15, 19-21 against Mia Blichfeldt.
Malaysia’s will now be making their third appearance in the semi-finals of the world mixed team, having also reached the same stage in the 2009 and 2021 editions.“It will be tough for sure as they are the favourites but we hope our team spirit will take us through,” said Aaron.“I played on with pain but I don’t think the ankle will be a problem. We struggled at first but I am glad we stopped giving easy points to our opponents and played well to finish it,” said Tang Jie.
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