Malaysia must now beat Myanmar on Wednesday and Taiwan on the following day to reach the quarter-finals. World No 47 Zii Jia then earned Malaysia a second point by overcoming Suppanyu Avihingsanon 21-14, 21-12. However, Thailand won the following two matches. Tinn Isriyanet-Kittisak Namdash overcame Yew Sin-Ee Yi 21-17, 21-11 before World No 51 Kantaphon Wangcharoen defeated 86th-ranked Iskandar 21-13, 21-14. The national coaches may have made a tactical mistake by fielding Iskandar, who had just returned from New Delhi.

Source: New Strait Times February 06, 2018 15:22 UTC