Expect Lin Dan to come out flying in Japan


Lin Dan seen here training during the Thomas Cup finals in New Delhi last month. He will start his Japan Open campaign in the qualifying rounds. - AZHAR MAHFOF/ The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: China’s five-time world champion Lin Dan is lurking dangerously to burst the bubbles of two Malaysian men’s singles shuttlers – Liew Daren and Chong Wei Feng – in the early rounds of the Japan Open in Tokyo from June 10-15.

Daren and Wei Feng are still on a high after helping Malaysia reach the final of the Thomas Cup Finals in New Delhi recently.

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