19-07-2025
2025 WUG: Badminton Team Through To Quarterfinal After Beating France 3-0
MULHEIM AN DER RUHR (Germany), July 19 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has qualifed for the quarterfinals of the 2025 World University Games (WUG) badminton team event after beating France 3-0 in the round-of-16 stage at Westenergie Sporthalle here today.
The French were determined to put up a fight against the Malaysians, who ended up to take their matches to three sets to win.
Mixed doubles pair Wee Yee Hern-Clarissa San beat Lucas Renoir-Flavie Vallet 15-13, 14-16, 15-12, men's singles player Jacky Kok Jing Hong overcame Enogat Roy 17-15, 13-15, 15-11 and women's singles player Wong Ling Ching secured her team's victory with her 15-10, 11-15, 15-13 win over Romane Cloteaux-Foucault to set up a meeting with India in the semifinal here tonight (early Sunday morning Malaysia time).
