CG2022 | Jamaica’s badminton unit thrashed by Malaysia
Published:Friday | July 29, 2022 | 4:55 PM
Jamaica’s badminton team suffered a second defeat at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, this time going down 5-0 to Asian powerhouses, Malaysia.
In the opening Mixed Doubles, Jamaica’s pair of Joel Angus and Katherine Wynter suffered a 21-5, 21-12 (2-0) defeat to Malaysia’s Peng Soon Chan and Yee See Cheah.
In the Men’s Singles, national champion Samuel Rickets found the going tough against Tze Yong NG who came away with a 21-12, 21-16 (2-0) victory.
Women’s national champion, Katherine Wynter also found it difficult to cope with Jin Wei Goh in the Women’s Singles losing in straight sets, 21-2, 21-5.
In the Men’s Doubles action, Malaysia’s pair of Teng Fong Aaron Chia and Wooi Yik wasted little time in defeating Jamaica’s Joel Angus and Ricketts, 21-7, 21-11 (2-0).
In the final game, in a bid to salvage some pride, the Jamaicans fell short yet again, this time in the Women’s Doubles, as the pair of Tahlia Richardson and Wynter were bested, 21-8, 21-2 (2-0), by Muralitharan Thinaah and Koong Le.
Jamaica will next face Zambia on Saturday at 8 a.m Jamaica time.
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