KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Malaysia lost 2-0 to China in the quarter-finals of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Junior Mixed Team Championships 2025 in Guwahati, India, today.
Malaysia went down 36-45, 43-45 at the National Centre of Excellence under the tournament’s new format.
“It’s the end of the road in the quarter-finals for our Malaysian juniors, who fell to a strong China side despite putting up a brave fight.
“The team showed spirit and determination and will now compete in the 5th-8th placing matches tomorrow,” the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) posted on Facebook.
The 2025 edition of the BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships features a new relay format played over the best-of-three sets. Each set is won by the first team to reach 45 points, comprising five matches - men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles.
Play moves to the next match once a team reaches nine points. Teams are also allowed to change their players for each set.
-- BERNAMA
