Birthday smash for para shuttler Fareez in Cardiff
SU5 shuttler Fareez, had a day earlier, stunned two-time Paralympic champion Liek Hou 23-21, 27-25 in the men's singles semi-finals, but lost to Indonesia's Dheva Anrimusthi 21-17, 21-18 in the final.
Fareez later teamed up with Liek Hou to beat Dheva-Hafizh Briliansyah 21-14, 25-23 in the doubles final.
Fareez, who turned 29 today, said: "It was a special birthday gift for me. Thank you so much to the team who have always supported us," Fareez wrote on his Instagram.
Meanwhile, wheelchair player Ikhwan Ramli pulled off a major upset in the WH1 singles final, defeating 2024 Paris Paralympics silver medallist Choi Jung Man of South Korea 21-19, 15-21, 21-15.
However, Ikhwan's bid for a second title in Cardiff was denied in the men's doubles final after he and Noor Azwan Noorlan were beaten by Jung Man-Kim Jung Jun 19-21, 21-11, 21-15.
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