Kisona eyeing first individual title


Kisona Selvaduray took just 24 minutes to down Thailand’s Chananchida Dubthuk 21-14, 21-10 in her first round match in the Maybank Malaysia International Youth Under-19 championships.

KUALA LUMPUR: Asian Youth Games (AYG) bronze medallist Kisona Selvaduray is on the prowl for her first individual title, and she has her eye on the Maybank Malaysia International Youth Under-19 badminton championships.

Seeded seventh, Kisona needed just 24 minutes to down Thailand’s Chananchida Dubthuk 21-14, 21-10 in her first round match at Stadium Juara in Bukit Kiara. She is set to face unseeded Chen Yu Fei from China in the second round on Wednesday.

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