Malaysian players hoping to get in line to beat mighty Dan

National No. 2 Chong Wei Feng during a training session at the Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil. - IBRAHIM MOHTAR / The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of players getting the better of five-time world champion Lin Dan of China is growing but none of them are Malaysians.

And national No. 2 Chong Wei Feng hopes that the nation’s second echelon of players, including him, would make similar breakthroughs this year – starting with the Malaysian Open.