PETALING JAYA: Lee Zii Jia emerged Malaysia’s hero after delivering the winning point in a tense 3-2 victory over England in their opening Group B tie of the Thomas Cup in Horsens on Saturday (April 25).

The tie at Forum Horsens saw Malaysia make a shaky start when Justin Hoh suffered a surprise 19-21, 19-21 defeat to world No. 62 Harry Huang.

Malaysia drew level through world No. 2 pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik, who overcame Oliver Butler-Samuel Jones 21-19, 21-13 to make it 1-1.