00:00 Malaysia finished on the podium of the Thomas Cup badminton tournament on Sunday, for the
00:06 first time since the 2016 edition.
00:09 The team took the bronze medal alongside Taiwan after losing to eventual champions China and
00:15 runners-up Indonesia, respectively, in the semifinals.
00:20 China beat Indonesia 3-1 in the final to the delight of the home crowd in Chengdu.
00:26 Malaysia's national coaching director Reksy Mainaky said although he is disappointed to
00:30 see his team fail to reach the final, he is still pleased with the team's overall effort.
00:36 He said any strong badminton teams like China, Indonesia, South Korea or Denmark will be
00:42 disappointed too if they do not reach the final and win the title.
00:47 He said Malaysia has to give credit to the players for their strong desire and high spirit.
00:53 He said the lack of depth in the singles was one of the main reasons of the defeat in the
00:57 semifinal.
00:59 He said they need to strengthen the singles department and it is not possible to only
01:04 rely on one solid singles player and two doubles pairs.
01:08 He added that they need two or three solid singles players to back each other up.
01:14 The Badminton Association of Malaysia said they will review their training programme
01:18 and the singles players' attitude in training.
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