Malaysia wins junior c'ships

JAKARTA (JP): Malaysia defeated host Chinese Taipei 3-0 to win the boys event at the Fifth Asian Junior Badminton Championships on Tuesday.

Malaysia reached the final by defeating second seed South Korea 3-1, while last year's runner-up Indonesia fell to Chinese Taipei 3-1 in the other semifinals, Bernama reported.

Defending champion China opted to skip the event. No reason was given, but most people assumed it was due to the political tension between Beijing and Taipei. (yan)