M'sia Finish Campaign In Fifth Place Of Suhandinata Cup

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 (Bernama) -- The national junior badminton squad completed fifth place after sweeping aside Thailand 3-1 in the 5th/6th classification match of the 2015 World Junior Mixed Team Badminton Championships (Suhandinata Cup) in Lima, Peru on Sunday. Earlier, Malaysia defeated Hong Kong 3-0, while Thailand edged out Denmark 3-1 in the 5th/8th classification match, according to the tournament website;www.bwflima2015.com. In the match against Thailand, M. Thinaah/Tan Jinn Hwa put Malaysia 1-0 ahead after defeating Pornpawee Chochuwong/Kantaphon Wangcharoen;21-17, 21-15 in the mixed doubles event before Adulrach Namkul levelled the tie after earning a hard-fought 21-16, 22-24 and 21-8 against Malaysian men's singles shuttler, Yeoh Seng Zoe. The national junior side restored their lead after Aaron Teng Fong Chia/Goh Sze Fei edged Mek Narongrit/Krit Tantianankul;21-15, 21-13 in the men's doubles event before Goh Jin Wei sealed the winning points after scoring 21-13 and 21-16 against Supanida Katethong in the women's singles event. Meanwhile, reigning champion China continued their domination by lifting the title for a historic 10th time after mauling Indonesia 3-0, which was a repeat of last year's final held in Alor Setar, Malaysia's northern state of Kedah. The 'Great Wall' junior side are the dominant forces in the championship, winning the title nine times -- 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2014. -- BERNAMA