Surprise, surprise! Malaysia make the cut in Uber Cup


Filepic shows the Korean women's badminton team celebrating with the Uber Cup trophy after shocking China in the final in KL in 2010.

KUALA LUMPUR: It was a pleasant surprise for national doubles shuttler Vivian Hoo when she found out that Malaysia have qualified on merit for the Uber Cup Finals in New Delhi from May 18-25.

In the list, released by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) last week, Malaysia’s women’s team qualified by virtue of being the 12th-ranked team out of the 16 qualifiers for the Finals.

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