China leave out stars for Thomas Cup qualifiers


World's Number One Chen Long (R) of China returns a shot against Viktor Axelsen of Denmark during their men's single semi-final match in the Dubai World Superseries Finals badminton tournament in Dubai on December 12, 2015. AFP PHOTO / MARWAN NAAMANI

KUALA LUMPUR: Like Malaysia, China are leaving all their top players out of the Asia Team Championships in Hyderabad, India, from Feb 15-21.

Instead of using world No. 1 Chen Long and five-time world champion Lin Dan in the men’s singles, the Chinese have opted to field Tian Houwei, Wang Zhengming, Qiao Bin and Shi Yuqi

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