Pearly-Thinaah eye final, Malaysia chase more Asian Games gold today

NAGOYA: After winning two gold, one silver and one bronze yesterday, the Malaysian contingent will be looking to maintain its momentum at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games today.

In diving, Ong Ker Ying will contest the women's 1m springboard final, while Syafiq Puteh-Yong Rui Jie will compete in the men's final.

In weightlifting, Erry Hidayat takes to the platform in the men's under-85kg final, while Syahmi Nor Ghazali competes in the men's under-95kg final.

In badminton, Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah face China's Liu Sheng Shu-Tan Ning in a high-stakes women's doubles semi-final.

In archery, Juwaidi Mazuki faces Japan's Naoki Komoto, while Alang Ariff Aqil Ghazalli takes on Vietnam's Nguyen Van Day in the men's compound individual first round (1/16).

In the women's compound individual first round (1/16), Iman Aisyah Norazam takes on Taiwan's Chen Fan-Yi, while Fatin Nurfatehah Mat Salleh meets the UAE's Amna Alwadhi

In eSports, Malaysia face Hong Kong in the Honor of Kings semi-finals, with a place in the final later in the day at stake.

Muhammad Nor Azmie and Luqman Hakim will compete in matches 1-6 of PUBG Mobile, while the Identity V squad take on the Republic of Korea, Hong Kong and Vietnam in group-stage encounters.

In field hockey, the men's team continue their group-stage campaign against China.

In squash, Malaysia begin the team event today.

The Sivasangari-led women's team take on Macau, while the men's team face the Philippines and Kuwait.

In padel, Aidan Khairuddin Yunus-Christian Didier Chin (men's pair) and Melanie Lau-Sharifah Elysia Wan Abdul Rahman (women's pair) make their first-round appearances.

In shooting, Nurul Syasya Nadiah Ariffin and Alia Sazana Azahari return to action in the women's 25m pistol rapid-stage qualification, aiming to book a place in the final.

In athletics, the Malaysian quartet will feature in the mixed 4x100m relay.

In sepak takraw, Malaysia face Myanmar in the men's regu and Vietnam in the women's doubles preliminary rounds, with both teams looking to advance to the semi-finals in the evening.

In surfing, Lucas Santiago features in round three of the men's shortboard, aiming to qualify for the quarter-finals later today.

In sailing, several Malaysian sailors will see action, including Khairulnizam Afendy in the men's dinghy (races 1-3) and Nur Shazrin Latif in the women's dinghy (races 1-3).