Daren ready to spearhead mens singles team in Jakarta


Improving steadily: Liew Daren defeated South Korea’s world No. 5 Son Wan-ho in the first round of the Malaysian Masters last January

KUALA LUMPUR: Independent shuttler Liew Daren is relishing a pleasant and rare chance to anchor the team at the Asian Games in Indonesia from Aug 18-Sept 2 as Malaysia’s first singles player.

The 31-year-old has played as the second and third singles in his two Thomas Cup appearances in Wuhan 2012 and New Delhi 2014.

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