MALAYSIA took no chances and sent out the big guns against minnows Philippines in their opening team badminton match and the Goliaths duly smashed their opponents. Yet, coaching director Wong Choong Hann considered it only a warm-up for the Malaysian giants.
Malaysia could have afforded to field their second stringers but threw in arguably their strongest line-up comprising Lee Zii Jia, Soong Joo Ven and Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik to ensure an emphatic 3-0 victory.
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