BANGKOK: Malaysia has secured a spot in the Thomas Cup quarter-finals. On Monday (May 21), Malaysia got off to a brilliant start in the Finals when Malaysia whipped Russia 5-0 in the opening Group D tie at the Impact Arena. Malaysia will play Algeria on Tuesday and will take defending champions Denmark on Wednesday to determine the group winners. Skipper Lee Chong Wei started the ball rolling for Malaysia by beating Vladimir Malkov 21-9, 21-6. Youngster Lee Zii Jia starred in his first Thomas Cup appearance by keeping his cool to win against Sergey Sirant 21-13, 21-16.

Source: The Star May 21, 2018 06:00 UTC