Malaysia had no trouble disposing of Russia 5-0 in their 2018 Thomas Cup opening match in Bangkok, Thailand, on Monday.
Lee Chong Wei, who was surprisingly included for the game, barely broke a sweat as he saw off Vladimir Malkov 21-9, 21-6 in the first game.
"I want to get used to the court because I know many have complained about the wind," said the Malaysia No.1 singles shuttler.
Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong, who both turned 29 on Sunday and Monday respectively, then beat Vladimir Ivanov and Ivan Sozonov 21-18, 21-19, extending their winning record over the Russian pair to 4-1 at the same time.
Lee Zii Jia sealed the team's victory by beating Sergey Sirant 21-13, 21-16.
In the remaining match-ups, Teo Ee Yi and Aaron Chia overcame Evgenji Dremin and Denis Grachev 21-16, 21-9, and Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin completed the rout with a 21-9, 21-12 win over Rodion Alimov in the final round.
Malaysia will next face Algeria on Tuesday before taking on Thomas Cup holders Denmark the following day.
Lee Chong Wei, who was surprisingly included for the game, barely broke a sweat as he saw off Vladimir Malkov 21-9, 21-6 in the first game.
"I want to get used to the court because I know many have complained about the wind," said the Malaysia No.1 singles shuttler.
Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong, who both turned 29 on Sunday and Monday respectively, then beat Vladimir Ivanov and Ivan Sozonov 21-18, 21-19, extending their winning record over the Russian pair to 4-1 at the same time.
Lee Zii Jia sealed the team's victory by beating Sergey Sirant 21-13, 21-16.
In the remaining match-ups, Teo Ee Yi and Aaron Chia overcame Evgenji Dremin and Denis Grachev 21-16, 21-9, and Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin completed the rout with a 21-9, 21-12 win over Rodion Alimov in the final round.
Malaysia will next face Algeria on Tuesday before taking on Thomas Cup holders Denmark the following day.
