Doubles player Boon Heong quits BAM


Tan Boon Heong (left) and Koo Kien Keat were Malaysia's best doubles pair for the best part of the last decade. - Filepic

KUALA LUMPUR: Men’s doubles specialist Tan Boon Heong has quit the Malaysian badminton team after a glittering 11-year tenure.

On Wednesday, the 27-year-old Boon Heong, who had formed a successful partnership with Koo Kien Keat from 1996-2013, submitted his resignation letter to the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM).

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