Li Lian goes from straight-A’s to KL Open final


Yang Li Lian will be meeting Tee Jing Yi on Oct 6, 2013, in the KL Open women’s singles final. Li Lian will be hoping to win her first senior title then.

KUALA LUMPUR: National singles shuttler Yang Li Lian has been a straight-A student in all the major examinations.

So, it came as a big surprise when the 20-year-old decided to defer her A-levels in a bid to pass with flying colours on the badminton court instead.

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