PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian women’s badminton team have reached the quarter-finals of the Asia Team Championships but their display was far from convincing, with the singles players giving a lacklustre display against China yesterday. While the result was largely expected, hopes of seeing singles players like K. Letshanaa and Wong Ling Ching continue their excellent form from last week’s Thailand Masters were dashed. Letshanaa, fielded as the first singles, went down to Han Qianxi 18-21, 10-21, marking her fifth loss to the Chinese player since 2019. But overall, the singles players did not play at their best, and we need to reset ahead of the quarter-finals on Friday,” he said. The women’s team now await the quarter-final draw, which will determine their opponents for tomorrow’s knockout stage.

Source: The Star February 05, 2026 02:05 UTC