Liu Ying-Peng Soon win second silver medal for Malaysia
Mixed doubles pair Goh Liu Ying and Chan Peng Soon delivered the nation’s second silver medal, after they were defeated by mixed doubles pair from Indonesia in two sets.
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'Smile and be proud'
Go to the podium, smile and be proud. We are proud of you. #MalaysiaBoleh pic.twitter.com/aXpbbOmn6f
— Khairy Jamaluddin (@Khairykj) August 17, 2016
Congratulatory message from the Prime Minister
Anda telah lakukan yg terbaik Chan Peng Soon& @gohliuying. Berjaya ke final & raih pingat perak adalah pencapaian yg baik! Tahniah! #Rio2016
— Mohd Najib Tun Razak (@NajibRazak) August 17, 2016
It's a silver
Tontowi Ahmad-Liliyana Natsir def. Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying in two sets, 21-14 21-12.
It's the second silver medal for Malaysia from Rio 2016.
Nice one!
Nice shot from our Malaysian duo in this second set.
Indonesia leads 10-9.
Indonesia takes first set
Indonesia takes on the first set 21-14 in 20 minutes.
#MAS vs. #INDO
Tight shots from Liliyana!
But our duo are not taking any chances!
#AyuhMalaysiaku
Malaysia Boleh!
Semangat Malaysia memberi sokongan menerusi skrin besar di Putrajaya oleh @KBSMalaysia @putrajayacorp @501Awani pic.twitter.com/XZ5fBDpeeo
— Hilal Azmi (@HilalAzmiAWANI) August 17, 2016
High spirit in Putrajaya
Semangat yg ada di Putrajaya sgt besar!!! #AyuhMalaysiaku utk #TeamMalaysia @KBSMalaysia @putrajayacorp @501Awani pic.twitter.com/O3mFKOcWj2
— Hilal Azmi (@HilalAzmiAWANI) August 17, 2016
All out for our mixed doubles duo
Semangat yg ada di Putrajaya sgt besar!!! #AyuhMalaysiaku utk #TeamMalaysia @KBSMalaysia @putrajayacorp @501Awani pic.twitter.com/O3mFKOcWj2
— Hilal Azmi (@HilalAzmiAWANI) August 17, 2016
Full support of the nation
Lebih kurang 1,000 orang berada di Dataran Putrajaya utk memberi sokongan kpd pasangan beregu negara @501Awani pic.twitter.com/UFbUQB0pnb
— Hilal Azmi (@HilalAzmiAWANI) August 17, 2016
In action!
Our mixed doubles duo are in action at Riocentro, Rio de Janeiro.
Let's show our full support!
#AyuhMalaysiaku
Support from the Prime Minister
Menonton pelawanan akhir pasangan beregu #MAS Chan Peng Soon & @gohliuying di rumah. Ayuh kita beri sokongan! pic.twitter.com/5O5UIf38JX
— Mohd Najib Tun Razak (@NajibRazak) August 17, 2016
Proud parents
Bapa Chan Peng Soon tonton perlawanan akhir beregu campuran #MAS dan #INA di kedai kopi di Pulau Pinang #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/SUaaDMOG5E
— BERNAMA (@bernamadotcom) August 17, 2016
Date with the chief minister
Ibu bapa Goh Liu Ying bersama KM @Idris_Haron menanti aksi perlawanan akhir beregu campuran #MAS dan #INA #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/UcJVWsNSvh
— BERNAMA (@bernamadotcom) August 17, 2016
Players' short biodata & accomplishments
Chan Peng Soon / Goh Liu Ying:
Age: 28/27
Accomplishments:
Asian Championships: Gold (2010)
Commonwealth Games: Gold (2010)
Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir
Age: 29/31
Accomplishments:
World Championships: Gold (2013) & Bronze (2011/2015)
Asian Championships: Gold (2015) & Silver (2016)
Asian Games: Silver (2014)
The match will start soon!
Lee Chong Wei advances to semifinals
In other development, national shuttler, Datuk Lee Chong Wei advanced to the semifinals of the men's singles badminton event.
Lee defeated Taiwan's Chou Tien-Chen in straight sets at the RioCentro Stadium.
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Malaysia one step away from creating history
Malaysia is just one step away from an Olympic gold medal after Chan Peng Soon-Goh Yiu Ling qualified for the mixed doubles finals at the Rio Olympic Games.
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Najib praises badminton mixed doubles pair
Tahniah Chan Peng Soon & @gohliuying bawa #MAS ke final! What a performance! Selangkah lg menuju emas #Olympics #Rio2016 #KamiTeamMalaysia
— Mohd Najib Tun Razak (@NajibRazak) August 16, 2016