Following Korea in the medals table, Malaysia claimed three gold medals while T\u00fcrkiye, India, England, and Indonesia also shone with a gold medal each in the event, which ended at the Shabab Al Ahli Club here on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
For India, Sivarajan Solaimalai and Sudarsan Saravanakumar Muthusamy claimed the only gold medal at the championships after the pair got a walkover from their top seed opponents, Hong Kong\u2019s Chu Man Kai and Wong Chun Yim, in men\u2019s doubles SH6 finals. Chu had injured his ankle while playing his men\u2019s singles SH6 final earlier.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Overall, India took 19 medals, which also included four silver and 14 bronze medals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Experienced shuttler Umesh Vikram Kumar had to settle for the silver in two of his Standing Lower SL3 singles and men\u2019s doubles finals, while the pair of Hardik Makkar and Ruthick Ragupathi went down fighting to the top-seeded Malaysian Cheah Like Hou and Muhammad Fareez Anuar in men\u2019s double Standing Upper SU5 finals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Fazza Championships Chairman Thani Juma Berregad was amazed to see the intensity of the matches and the world class performances delivered by the top shuttlers at the Shabab Al Ahli Club. He also praised the UAE team\u2019s effort at the championships whose campaign ended in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cOur players\u2019 effort and training were evident in the matches. They have tried to match the level of the game of the Paralympic champions here. I\u2019m very delighted to witness their development and performance like these have will boost their confidence. Definitely, the championship was a big learning experience for the team,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Promising shuttlers Sooyoung Yu and Gyeoul Jung claimed two gold medals each in the men\u2019s and women\u2019s singles and doubles Wheelchair (WH2) finals. Meanwhile, Shin Kyung Hwan also shone with two gold medals in men\u2019s singles Standing SL4 and men\u2019s doubles SL3-SL4, pairing with Joo Dongjae.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sooyoung rallied from a game down to win 19-21, 25-23, 22-20 over his senior compatriot Kim Jung Jun in a thrilling men\u2019s singles WH2 match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Meanwhile, he paired with Park Haeseong to beat legendary players Jung Jun and Choi Jungman 21-16, 21-13.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the women\u2019s events, unseeded Gyeoul shocked top seed and veteran player Emine Seckin from Turkiye in straight games 21-18, 21-11 for the women\u2019s WH2 title. Later, Gyeoul and Haeseong got the better of the Turkish and Italian duo of Seckin and Yuri Ferrigno 21-16, 21-13.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Two gold for Malaysian top-seed<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Among other top names, world number 1 Cheah Liek Hou clinched two gold medals for Malaysia, winning the men\u2019s singles and men\u2019s doubles Standing Upper - SU5 events.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
While Cheah defeated compatriot Muhammed Fareez Anuar in straight games 21-12, 22-20 in the singles event, both players paired up to win the doubles crown against India\u2019s promising duo of Hardik Makkar and Ruthick Ragupathi 21-18, 21-15.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ukrainian Oksana Kozyna once again displayed her fighting spirit to beat France\u2019s Milena Surreau, the newly classified SL3 player, 24-22, 17-21, 21-10 in the women\u2019s singles Standing Lower \u2013 SL3 final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
While Cheah defeated compatriot Muhammed Fareez Anuar in straight games 21-12, 22-20 in the singles event, both players paired up to win the doubles crown against India\u2019s promising duo of Hardik Makkar and Ruthick Ragupathi 21-18, 21-15.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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