*Source: DTN News / Badminton Association of Malaysia
(NSI News Source Info) KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - July 15, 2009: MALAYSIA, as expected, breezed past Hong Kong to advance to the semi-finals of the Yonex-Sunrise Asian Junior Championships at the Juara Stadium in Bukit Kiara yesterday.
The hosts, who beat India 4-1 to top Group B in the morning, continued their run with an overwhelming 3-0 win over Hong Kong in their quarter-final. 
The national juniors will face surprise package Japan, who upset fourth seeds South Korea 3-1 yesterday, in today's semi-finals.
Ow Yao Han-Lai Pei Jing turned in a superb display to beat Hong Kong's Lee Chun Hei-Tse Ying Suet 21-16, 21-15 in the opening mixed doubles match to give the hosts a 1-0 lead.
Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin, the national boys' Under-18 singles champion, continued with his fine form by disposing Ng Ka Long 21-18, 21-11.
In the girls' singles, Ti Jing Yee, a Uber Cup shuttler, overcame Poon Lok Yan 21-17, 21-15 to earn Malaysia's winning point.
Team manager How Kim Tho said his players are back to their best after yesterday's performance.
"They started erratically on Sunday but have gained confidence since and should be ready for the semi-final against Japan," said Kim Tho.
"We have achieved our semi-final target and anything beyond that will be a bonus to the team. I predict that the tie against Japan will be close."
He added: "Iskandar and Jing Yee are playing quite well and so are our doubles.
"Japan's strength is in the boys' singles and doubles and the girls' singles."
Watanabe Tatsuya and Mitani Minatsu are Japan's top boys' and girls' singles players while Hoshino Shohei- Kobayashi Akira are their main boys' doubles pair.
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RESULTS -- Morning session -- Group A: China 4 Japan 1, Sri Lanka 5 Cambodia 0; Group B: Malaysia 4 India 1 (Iskandar Zulkarnain bt Reddy Sumeeth 21-5, 21-18; Goh Jian Hao-Pang Zheng Lin lost to Chopra Pranav-Sai Praneet 21-12, 16-21, 17-21; Tee Jing Yi bt Reddy Sikki 21-12, 21-19; Ng Hui Ern-Lai Pei Jing bt Reddy Sikki-P. C. Thulasi 21-16, 21-14; Ow Yao Han-Lai Pei Jing bt Chopra Pranav-Sawant Prajakta 21-7, 21-16), Vietnam 5 Mongolia 0; Group C: South Korea 3 Indonesia 2, Taiwan 4 Laos 1; Group D: Thailand 5 Hong Kong 0, Singapore 5 Kazakhstan 0.
Afternoon session: Q-Finals: China 3 Indonesia 0, Thailand 3 India 1, Japan 3 South Korea 1; Malaysia 3 Hong Kong 0 (Iskandar Zulkarnain bt Ng Ka Long 21-18, 21-11; Tee Jing Yi bt Poon Lok Yan 21-17, 21-15; Ow Yao Han-Lai Pei Jing bt Lee Chun Hei-Tse Ying Suet 21-16, 21-15). TODAY'S FIXTURES -- S-Finals: China v Thailand; Japan v Malaysia. (9am, Juara Stadium, Bukit Kiara)
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