Malaysia dethroned after failing to break the Great Wall of China at BATC

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Malaysia’s hope of defending the Badminton Asia Team Championships title fell short as they lost 0-3 to China in the men’s team final at the Setia City Convention Centre in Shah Alam on Sunday (Feb 18).  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 Malaysia failed to repeat their badminton Asia Team Championships win two years ago

00:06 at the Setia City Convention Center.

00:09 They were beaten by China 3-0 in the men's team final on Sunday.

00:13 This was Malaysia's third final over the last three editions of the biennial competition.

00:18 They also finished as the runners-up in the 2020 edition.

00:22 Weng Hongyang got China off to a fine start by beating Lei Yongjunhao 21-19, 21-17 in the first singles.

00:30 Aaron Chia and So Wuyi came close to equaling the tie after their 16-21, 21-16, 21-23 defeat

00:39 to China's Xie Honan and Zheng Weihan in the first doubles.

00:44 China's Lei Langsi clinched the winning point by beating Eugene Yuey 21-10, 21-14 in the second singles.

00:52 In the women's team final, India beat Thailand 3-2 to win their first ever title.

00:57 The tournament saw the rise of Indian young stars in Ashmita Challiha and Anmol Karb.

01:02 The tournament saw the rise of Indian young stars in Ashmita Challiha and Anmol Karb.

01:07 The tournament saw the rise of Indian young stars in Ashmita Challiha and Anmol Karb.

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