Cover image via ReutersMixed double shuttlers Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying had to settle for a silver medal after failing to defeat Indonesia's Liliyana Natsir and Tontowi Ahmad in the final match today, 18 August
Peng Soon-Liu Ying lost to Natsir-Ahmad in straight sets of **14-21, 12-21** in the Riocentro, Pavillion 4.
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Tension was running high for Peng Soon-Liu Ying as Malaysia's first ever gold Olympic medal hangs in the balance but the pressure proved to be too much to handle for our shuttlers 🙁
The Malaysian pair fell behind right from the beginning of the game, losing the first set 21-14 to the Indonesians. The duo still couldn't shake off their jitters in the second set, and committed a number of unforced errors and fell short with a score of 21-12.
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On the plus side, we won our first Olympics medal in the mixed doubles category!
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And don't worry, all hope is not lost! We still have the men's doubles and men's singles to count on! Keep the faith, fellow Malaysians!
The **men's doubles team of Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong** will take on Chinese pair Fu Haifeng and Zhang Nan in the gold medal match on **Friday, 19 August**.
**Lee Chong Wei will be facing his long-time nemesis Lin Dan** in the men's singles semi-finals this coming Friday as well.
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