On Monday, Malaysia recorded an impressive 5-0 win over Russia in the opening group tie, with V Shem-Wee Kiong delivering the second point following a 21-18, 21-19 win over Ivanov-Sozonov. Despite trailing, V Shem-Wee Kiong kept a cool head and slowly pulled themselves back before wrapping up the match in 34 minutes at the IMPACT Arena here. "It was very important because it was a morale boosting win for the team and also for them (V Shem-Wee Kiong). "In fact, I told V Shem-Wee Kiong that it was a very good boost for them because they were strong enough to fightback," said Chin Chai. The BA of Malaysia (BAM) have set a semi-final target for the Thomas Cup, and a quarter-final target for the Uber Cup squad.

Source: New Strait Times May 21, 2018 08:37 UTC