June Wei escapes from jaws of defeat to reach Dutch Open final


PETALING JAYA: Youngster Cheam June Wei has a chance to complete a glorious week for Malaysian badminton when he takes on India’s Sourabh Verma in the Dutch Open men’s singles final in Almere, Holland.

The 21-year-old reached his fourth final of the year by defeating last year’s European Junior champion Toma Junior Popov of France 19-21, 23-21, 21-10 in the semi-finals on Saturday but the win did not come easy.

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