Thomas Cup: Jun Hao baffled over Malaysia’s heartbreaking exit

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BANGKOK – Clueless and shocked. That was the reaction from Malaysia’s third singles Leong Jun Hao after he failed to keep alive Malaysia’s hope of ending a 30-year title drought in the Thomas Cup here.

Jun Hao lost to India’s Prannoy H.S. 13-21, 8-21 in a crunch match to determine a place in the semi-finals of the 2022 Thomas Cup Finals at Impact Arena.

“I just don’t know what to say. I failed to contribute to Malaysia,” a teary-eyed Jun Hao told reporters when met after the match in the mixed zone here.

India handed a painful 3-2 defeat to Malaysia and created their own history of reaching their maiden semi-finals in the world’s most prestigious badminton team tournament.

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