Leong Jun Hao produced one of the biggest upsets of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games badminton team event, defeating Indonesia’s world No. 1 Jonatan Christie 20-22, 21-12, 21-17.
Ranked 33rd in the world, Jun Hao showed tremendous composure after losing the opening game to fight back and claim the first point for Malaysia in a thrilling match at Ichinomiya City Gymnasium.
The victory improves Jun Hao’s head-to-head record against Jonatan to 3-6, with his previous win coming at the Singapore Open last year.
Malaysia now have a huge opportunity to reach the semi-finals. If they can finish off Indonesia, Taiwan or Thailand will await them tomorrow.
Jun Hao beat the world No. 1. Can Malaysia finish the job against Indonesia?
