{"id":14471,"date":"2022-07-30T17:03:53","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T09:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=14471"},"modified":"2022-07-30T17:03:55","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T09:03:55","slug":"malaysia-advances-to-kings-cup-sepak-takraw-world-championship-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=14471","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia advances to King’s Cup Sepak takraw World Championship finals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BANGKOK, July 30 — The national men\u2019s sepak takraw squad will meet Laos in\u00a0the men\u2019s regu final\u00a0of the 35th King\u2019s Cup Sepak takraw World Championship 2022 on Sunday after beating Indonesia 2-1 in their semi final match\u00a0tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Noraizat Nordin, Aidil Aiman Azwawi and reserve player Muhammad Afifuddin Mohd Razali got off to a great start in the first set, leading 18-6 before wrapping it up at 21-11 but lost the second set 21-18 as Indonesia mounted a comeback and finally winning 21-17 in the third set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

National sepak takraw coach\u00a0Mohd Rashidi Nordin was satisfied with his charges\u2019 performance, even in the face of a tough fight by Indonesia.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cThey seemed to have slowed down at the end of the match\u2026.as if they were not confident. But they got past it and managed to win,\u201d<\/em> he told Bernama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The squad\u2019s win today avenges their defeat at the 31st South East Asian (SEA) Games in Hanoi, Vietnam in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile the women\u2019s sepak takraw squad of Siti Norzubaidah Che Ab Wahab,\u00a0Nur Fatihah Sharudin and reserve player\u00a0Kamisah Khamis lost\u00a021-14, 21-12 in the semi finals to their Indonesian rivals.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NMT<\/a> as reported by Bernama<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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