Intro:

Reaction from the Sudirman Cup Group Stage from Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia on Tuesday.

Script:

SOUNDBITE: (Japanese) Tago Kenichi, Japan:

"For me this is the first match of the tournament, so I am a little bit nervous. I felt I couldn't move well as I normally do. But I am happy that I could beat my opponent in the end after a tough match. I don't care about anything as individual, but I am really glad that I did contribute to the team."

SOUNDBITE: (Danish) Boe Mathias, Denmark:

"If everything is going our way here I think we have a chance to be in the final like we did two years ago. There is only one team much better than us, that is China. Malaysia struggled the other day. South Korea's men's first singles is not a top ten player, meanwhile we can also lose to Japan or Chinese Taipei. We are not thinking too far. We are taking one match at a time. For now we need to focus on preparations for the quarter-finals."