Nadi Arena (13/2/25)
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00:00Malaysia started with a left-footed lead in the Asia-Middle-East Team Back-to-Back in 2025,
00:13when they lost 2-3 to Indonesia.
00:16Although there was a rise, it was not enough for the final squad of the country to fight for the victory
00:22in this important action because defeat will negate the challenges of the national team in China.
00:29It all started with action from the senior mixed doubles pair Goh Soon-Huat Shevon Lai,
00:34who was surprised by John Ferdinand Shah and Siti Fadia, following the action of 3 sets.
00:39Although Soon-Huat Shevon won in the first set 21-17,
00:42the Indonesian team rose in the second set to win 21-13,
00:46before winning the final match with 21-18 in the third set for the first gold for Indonesia.
00:53The victory was followed by Komang Ayu Cahaya Dewi,
00:55who had no problem defeating Keh Lek Syana and Maxi Sweetset.
00:59Dewi showed dominance in the first set,
01:01leaving Lek Syana far behind before defeating him 21-12.
01:05Lek Syana's efforts to force a fight to the women's set failed
01:08when the doubles match in the second set ended and the decision of 21-19 was on Dewi's side.
01:15In the hope of Kian Hilang for Malaysia,
01:18Leung Jun Hau appeared to give a chance to the rising national squad and Maxi Sengit against Yohannes Marcelino.
01:24As shown in the first set, there was no hope for Jun Hau when Marcelino left him far behind before winning 21-11.
01:30The surprise happened in the second set when the Sengit rally was shown by the two players before the deuce,
01:36but Jun Hau did better to win 22-20.
01:39And the action of Sengit ended with a 21-12 victory for Leung Hau.
01:43There's the Malaysian match point for Leung Jun Hau.
02:13And the Malaysian match point for Leung Jun Hau.
02:44Incredible fight from Leung Jun Hau.
02:47Feel for Yohannes Marcelino.
03:13In the women's set, they had to accept the result after losing 21-21.
03:18In the fifth set, Man Wei Chong and Ti Kai Wen had a mission to at least win this last match and they succeeded.
03:26In the first set, the Sengit rally ended with a 27-25 victory for Indonesia.
03:31However, the rise was shown by Mei Wei Chong and Kai Wen in the second set when they won 21-17.
03:37The momentum continued in the last set with a 23-21 victory for the national team.