KUALA LUMPUR, July 25 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s hopes of reaching the final in the men’s quadrant event at the 2025 Thai King’s Cup Sepak Takraw Championship were dashed after a 0-2 defeat to Japan in Songkhla tonight.
The national squad, comprising Muhammad Noraizat Mohd Nordin, Aidil Aiman Azwawi, Muhammad Shahalril Aiman Halim, Norfaizzul Abd Razak and Mohammad Azlan Alias, went down 11-15, 13-15 in a tightly contested semi-final clash.
Meanwhile, the men's team regu squad maintained a perfect record by winning two more Group B matches and advanced to the semi-finals as group winners.
Malaysia defeated Laos 3-0 in the morning session, followed by another 3-0 victory over Japan in their final group match.
Yesterday, Malaysia opened their group campaign with identical 3-0 wins over South Korea and Myanmar.
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