ASIAN JUNIORS 2010 – China takes back Team Title

For the third time in four years, China faced off against Malaysia in the mixed team final of the Asian Junior Championships.  This was the first time, however, that China was able to take the crucial girls’ singles point to earn victory for the team.  Sonia Cheah got the nod to take on China’s Di Suo in an attempt to duplicate the feat of her sister Lydia, whose win over Luo Jie in the 2007 final gave Malaysia its first mixed team crown.  Sonia came up short, however, and couldn’t add to the already accumulated boys’ singles and doubles points and defending Asian Junior Champions Tang Jinhua / Xia Huan finished off the 3-2 team victory for China.

The individual event kicks off this afernoon in Kuala Lumpur and three of China’s doubles players will be right back at it in first round action.

Mixed Team Final Result: CHINA 3 – Malaysia  2

XD: Liu Cheng / Bao Yixin  (CHN) bt. Ow Yao Han / Lai Pei Jing (MAS)  21-16, 21-17
BS: Zulkiffli Zulfadli (MAS) bt. Huang Yuxiang (CHN)  21-17, 21-12
BD: Ow Yao Han / Yew Hong Kheng (MAS) bt. Li Gen / Song Ziwei (CHN)    21-8, 21-11
GS: Suo Di (CHN) bt. Sonia Cheah Su Ya (MAS) 22-20, 21-15
GD: Tang Jinhua / Xia Huan (CHN) bt. Lai Pei Jing / Lai Shevon Jemie (MAS)  21-7, 21-9

For the results from the individual competition, CLICK HERE