Malaysia shuttlers advance to World Junior mixed team semis
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia justified their top seeding by cruising into the World Junior Mixed Team Championship badminton semi-finals after beating Estonia 2-0 in Cairo on Wednesday.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's top-seeded badminton team clinched a place in the semi-finals of the World Junior Mixed Team Championship after a dominant 2-0 victory over Estonia in Cairo. The team secured their spot in the competition, unlike their 2023 performance in India, where they finished without a medal. The Malaysian boys' singles player, Tiew Wei Jie, defeated Estonia's Karl Mattias Pedai with a score of 11-7, while the girls' doubles team of Low Zi Yu and Teh Xin Ying outplayed Estonia's Kaisa Liis Lepp-Romili Vakk, securing a 22-13 lead.
Girls' singles champion Carine Tee overcame Marija Paskotsi to further widen the gap to 33-26. The mixed doubles duo, Ahmad Redzuan Zulwa and Zi Yu, narrowly defeated Estonia's Priit Poder and Kaisa Liis Lepp, finishing the first game with a score of 44-29. In the boys' doubles, the Malaysian team secured another win with a score of 55-35, thanks to a strong performance by Wei Jie and Zi Yu against Pedai and Poder.
The second game was equally effortless, with Wei Jie defeating Marti Joost 11-6 and Zi Yu-Nur Aina Maisarah Hatta stopping Lumikki Liias-Marija Paskotsi to push the score to 22-11. Carine Tee outplayed Romili Vakk 33-14, and Malaysia's mixed duo of Irfan Shazmir and Nur Aina Maisarah Hatta wrapped up the victory with a score of 44-16 against Rasmus Roogsoo and Lumikki Liias.
The semifinals will feature Malaysia against the 2024 champions, Indonesia, who defeated United Arab Emirates 2-0, in a bid for the final on Thursday.
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