World No 8 mixed doubles pair Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie got the ball rolling for fourth-seeded Malaysia when they took just 28 minutes to down Kenneth Zhee Choo-Gronya Someville 21-17,21-14 for the first point.

Men’s singles professional ace Lee Zii Jia then lived up to expectations to deliver the second point by trouncing Ricky Tang 21-3, 21-13 in 25 minutes before women’s singles shuttler K Letshanaa clinched the winning point with a 21-19, 21-12 triumph over Tiffany Ho.

World men’s doubles champions Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik then needed just 24 minutes to make it 4-0 with a 21-7, 21-14 victory over Rayne Wang-Jack Yu.

Women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M Thinaah sealed the rout by downing Kaitlyn Ea-Gronya Somerville 21-12, 21-13 in the final tie.

The other two teams in Group C are Taiwan and India.

Malaysia, who must finish in the top two in the group to advance to the quarterfinals, will take on India at 5pm tomorrow.

Pearly said she was happy to have contributed a point in the win over Australia despite having not played for a month due to health issues.

“I feel really happy because I managed to get back on the court and I enjoyed the match. I think (there were) no tournaments for me for almost one month,” she said.

Malaysia have not won the Sudirman Cup since its inception in 1989. Their best achievement was making the semifinals in 2009 and 2021.