KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (Bernama) – The composed Malaysian junior badminton squad gave their all to maintain their excellent run at the World Junior Mixed Team Championships 2025 by defeating Australia 2-0 in their final Group C match in Guwahati, India, today.
The victory, secured with scores of 45-35, 45-14 at the National Centre of Excellence under the tournament’s new best-of-three format with each set played to 45 points have confirmed Malaysia’s place in the quarter-finals.
“The Malaysian juniors march into the quarter-finals as Group C winners and will face China tomorrow,” the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) said on its official Facebook page.
Only the group winners qualify for the quarter-finals.
In the previous edition held in Nanchang, China, Malaysia concluded their campaign with a bronze medal after bowing out to the hosts in the semi-finals.
– BERNAMA