As bad as it gets: All-time low for shuttlers at World Junior meet

Close encounter: Malaysia’s K. Letshanaa lost to Hong Kong’s Serena Cheng 17-21, 21-17, 19-21.

PETALING JAYA: Malaysian badminton hit a new low when the shuttlers failed to get past the group stage at the World Junior Championships in Kazan, Russia.

The team surprisingly fell 2-3 in their final Group B match to Hong Kong in the mixed team event. Only the winners from the eight groups advance to the quarter-finals.