Malaysian Beat Malaysia?

Malaysia fail in the bid to bring back Thomas Cup but the players did their best to walk elegantly into the finals. All praise should still be given to the whole Thomas Cup squad.



However not many of us knew that the coach who help create badminton history for Japan is a Malay Malaysian.



He was former Nusa Mahsuri coach Izuan Ibrahim. To many of us he is actually nobody in the badminton coaching fraternity since he was not as popular as Datuk Misbun or Rashid Sidek or other ex national players. If he is still in Malaysia now, will he get the pleasure of being with Thomas Cup winner even if Malaysia win had won the cup.  

It should be an eye opener to all of us that to be a good and success coach you don't have to be a popular sports figure. Its your knowledge and to be with a team that has a a winning objective in mind. 

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La Ning Thomas Cup 2014 - Japan Upset Everybody

Japan emerged as giant killer and win the Thomas Cup after beating Malaysia 3-2 in a very exciting finals. The result came at the very last moment when Takuma Euda beat Liew Darren in a rubber. Read Astro Awani

Japan created history of their own for winning the coveted cup in Badminton for the first time ever.

The results (from Astro Awani.com)

FIRST SINGLES

Lee Chong Wei vs Kenichi Tago (21-12/ 21-16)

FIRST DOUBLES

Tan Boon Heong/Hoon Thien How vs Kenichi Hayakama/Hiroyuki Endo (21-12/ 17-21/19-21)

SECOND SINGLES

Chong Wei Feng vs Kento Momota (15-21/17-21)

SECOND DOUBLES

Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong vs Keigo Sonoda-Takeshi Kamura (19-21/21-17/20-12)

THIRD SINGLES

Liew Daren vs Takuma Ueda (12-21/21-18/17-21)

Congratulation Japan.

Thomas Cup 2014

Credit

First of all congratulation to Malaysian Thomas Cup squad for making it to the finals in the 2014 La Ning Thomas&Uber Cup at Siri Fort Indoor Stadium, New Delhi in India. 

Photo Taken from HERE

Malaysia beat traditional rival Indonesia to march elegantly into the Finals to meet Japan who earlier deliver an upset by beating world badminton giant China. The finals is on Sunday 25th May 2014.

During the semifinals Chong Wei Feng sealed the victory over Indonesian Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka in a straight set 21-10, 21-17. Is he the new Chong Wei?

Chong Wei Feng. Photo Credit

The first point came from Lee Chong Wei after beating Tommy Sugiarto 21-19, 21-13 and Tan Boon Heong-Hoon Thien How were not given a ghost of a chance against reigning world and All-England champions Mohammad Ahsan-Hendra Setiawan, but they proved their sceptics wrong by winning 21-19, 8-21, 23-21. Read The Star.

Thomas Cup 2014 is just one step away for Malaysia after the last victory in 1992 on home ground. Then Malaysia in Group B beat Denmark and United Kingdom 5-0 and 4-1 respectively before ousting China 3-2 in the Semi-finals to meet Indonesia. In the Final Malaysia beat arch rival Indonesia 3-2 

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Now its every Malaysian's hope that the cup will return to Kuala Lumpur. Japan might be an easier opponent to beat, but over confident will turn the result otherwise. 

The Final will be played at 3.00 pm (5.30 Malaysian Time). 

ALL THE BEST FOR MALAYSIA