Johannesburg, Mar 28 (ANI): Team Europe has beaten Asia 5-0 in the opening day four-ball matches of the Ryder Cup-styled inaugural EurAsia Cup on Thursday in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur.
Before tee-off, Malaysia's prime minister led a minute of silence together with the two team captains as a tribute to the Beijing-bound Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, that, according to the government, lost contact shortly after take-off and crashed into the southern Indian Ocean with 239 people aboard.
According to Sport24, European captain Miguel Angel Jimenez and fellow Spaniard Pablo Larrazabal gave them the perfect start by beating Team Asia leader Thongchai Jaidee and Kiradech Aphibarnrat 2 and 1, while Europe's pairing of Graeme McDowell and Jamie Donaldson registered a 3 and 1 victory
Danish pairing Thomas Bjorn and Thorbjorn Olesen beat Japan's Koumei Oda and Hideto Tanihara 2 up while France's Victor Dubuisson and Joost Luiten of the Netherlands defeated Thai Prayad Marksaeng and Bangladesh's Siddikur Rahman 3 and 2.
The report also said that Spain's Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano and Stephen Gallacher of Scotland enjoyed the biggest win of the day, defeating India's Gaganjeet Bhullar and Anirban Lahiri 4 and 3.
The new team tournament has incensed the administrators of a rival tournament, the Royal Trophy, a similar Europe versus Asia competition launched in 2006, the report added. (ANI)
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