From Amiril Muttaqien Meketar<\/p>\n
BIRMINGHAM: \u00a0National singles ace shuttler, Ng Tze Yong missed out on an opportunity to defend Malaysia\u2019s gold medal in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, after he succumbed to India\u2019s number one Lakhsya Sen, here, today in a match that went the distance.
\nTze Yong got off to a flying start, by producing a near-perfect performance in the opening game, courtesy of a\u00a0solid defence and quick offensive display, to edge Sen, 21-19.
\nHowever, a series of unforced errors by Tze Yong proved costly as\u00a0Sen clearly dominated the second game, winning 21-9,\u00a0to force the match into a decider.
\nWith the tie now 1-1 and the stage all set for Tze Yong to prove why he is known as a \u2018rubber set\u2019 king in the Games, Tze Yong failed to rise to the occasion in the deciding game.
\nAs Tze Yong trailed 14-19, the game was delayed for about a minute when Tze Yong suffered a slight injury on his knee and was forced to seek medical help outside the court.
\nA highly spirited Tze Yong tried to recover but he only managed to pick up two points after the game resumed while Sen held his nerves to win 21-16 and wrest the gold medal from Malaysia as\u00a0Datuk Lee Chong Wei had clinched the gold at the 2018 Gold Coast edition hosted by Australia while\u00a0India’s Parupalli Kashyap had won\u00a0in Glasgow 2014.
\nDespite the loss, the debutant Tze Yong, who was roped in at the eleventh hour to replace Lee Zii Jia following the latter\u2019s withdrawal from the Games, deserved a pat on his back following his sizzling performance here.
\nNot only had he helped\u00a0Malaysia wrest the gold medal from India after winning 3-1 in the mixed team final last Tuesday, but the world number 42 had also\u00a0scored two upset\u00a0wins against the world\u2019s top players en route to the final.
\nTze Yong stunned reigning world champion, Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in the quarter-final last Saturday, 15-21, 21-14, 21-11, and India\u2019s Srikanth Kidambi 13-21, 21-19, 21-10 in the semis yesterday (Aug 7).
\n— BERNAMA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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