[LIVE] Thomas Cup Final: Malaysia Vs Japan
Catch the live updates of the final starting at 5.30pm, local time.
By Sadho Ram — 25 May 2014, 03:39 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
Thomas Cup Final M'sia Vs Japan: Malaysia Leads 1-0 After Lee Chong Wei Beat Kenichi Tago
First blood. As expected, Lee Chong Wei gives Malaysia the lead in the Thomas Cup final after beating Kenichi Tago in the first singles.
Image via themalaysianinsider.comThe 2014 Thomas Cup final between Malaysia and Japan is finally underway. Malaysia leads 1-0 after Lee Chong Wei beat Kenichi Tago in straight sets 21-12, 21-16 in the first singles.
thestar.com.myThe first doubles has started between Tan Boon Heong-Hoon Thien How and Kenichi Hayakawa-Hiroyuki Endo. Tan-Hoon go into the interval eight points ahead 11-3.
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Today At 5:30PM, Malaysia Will Face Japan In The Thomas Cup Final. Both Countries Are Hungry For A Win.
Japan have been semi-finalists twice before, in Kuala Lumpur in 2010 and the 2012 Wuhan edition, but they have never been in the final. Malaysia have won it five times before (1949, 1952, 1955 – as Malaya; 1967 and 1992) but the last one was 22 years ago.
Both teams are said to be on par and as sports fans know, anything can happen on match day – as both China and Indonesia will attest to.
thestar.com.myA look at the line-up for the final:
First singles: Kenichi Tago vs Lee Chong Wei
First doubles: Kenichi Hayakawa-Hiroyuki Endo vs Tan Boon Heong-Hoon Thien How
Second singles: Kento Momota vs Chong Wei Feng
Second doubles: Keigo Sonoda-Takeshi Kamura vs Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong
Third singles: Takuma Ueda vs Liew Daren
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