Thomas Cup 2016: Malaysia take on Denmark in semifinals tonight
Astro Awani
Mei 20, 2016 03:12 MYT
Mei 20, 2016 03:12 MYT
Datuk Lee Chong Wei will lead Malaysia against the Danes tonight
Malaysia will take on Denmark in the 2016 Thomas Cup semifinals in Kunshan, China, with the match scheduled to begin at 7pm.
Malaysia made the semis after beating Taiwan 3-1, while second seeds Denmark advanced after a dramatic 3-2 win over defending champs Japan.
The biggest shock of the night though came when China, the hosts and tournament favourites, were beaten by South Korea, 3-1.
South Korea next face Indonesia, who beat Hong Kong 3-1 in another quarterfinal encounter.
Thomas Cup 2016 Semifinals
South Korea vs Indonesia - 1 pm
Malaysia vs Denmark - 7 pm
Match Line-Up
1) Lee Chong Wei vs Viktor Axelsen
2) Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong vs Mathias Boe-Mads Conrad-Petersen
3) Iskandar Zulkarnain vs Hans-Kristian Vittinghus
4) Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong vs Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
5) Chong Wei Feng vs Emil Holst
Uber Cup 2016 Semifinals
China vs India - 1 pm
South Korea vs Japan - 7 pm