KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia were denied a rare victory over Indonesia at the Badminton Asia Team Championships (BATC) in Qingdao, China on Thursday, suffering a 3-2 defeat in their men's Group D clash despite racing into a 2-0 lead. The loss also meant Malaysia failed to exact revenge following their 3-0 defeat to Indonesia in the SEA Games men's team gold medal match in December. 39 Justin Hoh gave Malaysia the perfect start when he stunned world No. 45 Prahdiska Bagas Shujiwo — his second defeat in as many meetings after also losing at the 2024 Austrian Open. Wei Xiang, a surprise inclusion in Malaysia's BATC squad, showed admirable composure by taking a game off the former world No.

Source: New Strait Times February 05, 2026 14:21 UTC