Malaysia women face Hong Kong for Asian squash team gold
Both teams have three wins ahead of their final round-robin meeting in Islamabad, while Malaysia’s men finished with bronze.
Malaysia’s second-string women’s team defeated South Korea 3-0 at the Asian Squash Championships in Pakistan, setting up a gold-medal showdown with top seeds Hong Kong. Their fourth and final round-robin fixture will be played at Islamabad’s Mushaf Squash Complex.
U. Thanusaa overcame Boram Ryoo 11-5, 11-7, 11-3, while Yee Xin Ying needed five games to beat Hwayeong Eum 11-6, 6-11, 8-11, 12-10, 11-8. Yasshmita Jadish Kumar defeated Mingyeong Heo 11-4, 11-1, 11-1.
The Malaysians had already beaten Iran and Pakistan, both by 3-0 margins. Hong Kong also have three victories and are led by Chan Sin Yuk, ranked world No. 24. Their squad is unchanged from the side Malaysia beat 2-1 in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games final.
In the men’s event, Malaysia’s second-string squad took bronze after a 2-1 semi-final defeat by South Korea. The third seeds had earlier beaten second seeds Hong Kong 3-0 to finish first in their group.
Duncan Lee lost the opening semi-final match to Seojin Oh before Joachim Chuah beat Jeongmin Ryu 11-5, 11-5, 11-5 to draw Malaysia level. Siow Yee Xian then lost the deciding match to Jooyoung Na.
