Double Delight For Malaysia At 2025 PETRONAS Junior International Challenge
Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) in a statement said that Malaysia's first triumph came in the mixed doubles, courtesy of Loh Ziheng and Noraqilah Maisarah Ramdan before the girls' doubles pair of Low Zi Yu and Dania Sofea Zaidi added another title to the tally.
In the all-Malaysian mixed doubles final, second seeds Ziheng-Noraqilah Maisarah played a more patient and composed game despite narrowly losing the first set 20-22 to Datu Anif Isaac Datu Asrah-Dania Sofea.
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