The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) showed they lacked faith in their players when they reduced their gold medal target from two to one - just weeks before the team arrived in the Philippines.
But the players, powered by youths, proved them wrong by pulling off one of the best outings in the SEA Games.
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