PETALING JAYA: As expected, Malaysia's badminton team slumped to a 0-5 defeat to China in the opening Group D tie of the Sudirman Cup in Nanning, China, on Sunday (May 19). 3 Li Junhui-Liu Yuchen in the opening match, but they wasted the first point after going down fighting 21-18, 14-21, 22-24. Soniia Cheah gave a good account of herself before losing 15-21, 23-21, 14-21 to Chen Yufei in the women's singles. 1 singles player, Lee Zii Jia, was no match to Shi Yuqi, as he bowed out 12-21, 21-11 in just 35 minutes. Malaysia will take on India on Wednesday (May 22) in a must-win tie to advance to the quarter-finals.

Source: The Star May 19, 2019 14:48 UTC