PETALING JAYA: It was a day of contrasting fortunes for national No. 1 doubles pairs Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah (pic) and Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik as the former made it into the semi-finals of the Indonesian Masters while the latter fell to a shock defeat.
Malaysia s Lee Meng Yean looks on as Chow Mei Kuan (RIGHT) hits a shot in their women s doubles badminton group stage match against Indonesia s Greysia Polii-Apriyani Rahayu during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza in Tokyo. - AFP
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia s Lee Meng Yean-Chow Mei Kuan have made life difficult for themselves in their chase for Olympics glory after losing their Group A opener at the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza.
Meng Yean-Mei Kuan went down 14-21, 17-21 to Indonesia s Greysia Polii-Rahayu Apriyani in a 47-minute match today. The Malaysians were edgy and nervous while Greysia-Rahayu were ruthless and determined.