Malaysia beat Indonesia 3-0 in Asia Team Championships final


Team Malaysia celebrates with their trophy after beating Indonesia 3-0 to win the Asia Team Championships in Shah Alam on Sunday. — GLENN GUAN/The Star

SHAH ALAM: Malaysia were crowned the men's champions of the Badminton Asia Team Championships for the first time when they exacted sweet revenge over arch-rivals Indonesia in the final.

Malaysia were beaten 1-3 in the previous edition in Manila two years ago, but there was to be no repeat as Malaysia came out tops with a dominant 3-0 victory in front of more than 200 home fans at the Setia City Convention Centre on Sunday (Feb 20).

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