The two team contracts in the VICTOR roaster, Malaysia and Korea, went head-to-head in the group rounds of 2015 Sudirman Cup on the center court of the Dongfeng Nissan Recreation Center, in the highlight night session on Day 1.
Tan Wee Kiong (L) and Lee Yong Dae in a forecourt duel.
Buoyed by the return of former No.1 Lee Chong Wei to back the Men’s Singles rubber, Team Malaysia went up in full force and fought against the odds to clinch a precious first point in the packed Group D, including an epic opening win of Thomas Cup heroes Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong (equipped with VICTOR JETSPEED S 10 racket) saving five match points to defeat Men’s Doubles world no.1s Lee Yong Dae/Yoo Yeon Seong. If they get to go past India on Monday night, they will be guaranteed a quarterfinal berth.
Malaysia was the 2009 semifinalist, while Korea has never been ousted before the semifinals in all 13 Sudirman Cup appearances and lifted the cup three times. Korea was the runner-up in the previous 2013 edition.
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Goh V Shem (L) and Tan Wee Kiong remain unbeaten in team events since they first teamed up in Thomas Cup 2014.
Goh V Shem junp-smashes in the new SH-A920 shoe.
Lee Yong Dae (L) and Yoo Yeon Seong had five match points in the deciding game but eventually lost by 25-27.
Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong with their JETSPEED S 10.
Lee Chong Wei cruises through to his first competitive match win in eight months.
Korea's 2nd highest Men's Singles player Lee Dong Keun.
Goh Liu Ying and Chan Peng Soon's shoe of choice: SH-S80.
Kim Ha Na (L) with the latest HYPERNANO X 800.
Goh Liu Ying (L1) and Chan Peng Soon (R1) upset Korea's Kim Ha Na and Ko Sung Hyun to wrap up the win.
2015 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Event Groups
Group 1:
Group 1A: 
China, 
Thailand, 
Germany
China, Thailand, Germany
Group 1B: 
Japan, 
Chinese Taipei, 
USA
Japan, Chinese Taipei, USA
Group 1C: 
Denmark, 
Indonesia, 
England
Denmark, Indonesia, England
Group 2:
Group 2A: 
Russia, 
Hong Kong, 
Canada, 
Spain
Russia, Hong Kong, Canada, Spain
Group 2B: 
Singapore, 
Netherlands, 
France, 
Brazil
Singapore, Netherlands, France, BrazilThe Real Deal
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Starting from Sudirman Cup in May, 2015, in a 52-week process, players will be giving all out to fight for their Olympic dream and to collect the ranking points on the BWF World Tour for the final qualification. In our #TheReaDeal on-line campaign, we’ll be taking a look at the names which are going to make a “Rio” threat as we count down to the badminton event of the world sport gala.
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