Tough draw for Malaysian junior team in Bangkok


Malaysia's, Lee Zii Jia return a shot to Malaysia's Tan Jia Wei during quarter-finals match in the Maybank Malaysia International Youth Under-19 at Petaling Jaya. FAIHAN GHANI/The Star.

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia could not have asked for a tougher draw at the Asian Junior Badminton Championships, which will be held in Bangkok from July 9-17.

Malaysia, seeded joint fifth-eighth for the mixed team event, are in a tough Group C with third seeds Indonesia, Taiwan, Myanmar and Mongolia.

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