Petaling Jaya BC gets huge injection for Purple League challenge


National badminton player Lee Chong Wei (left) looks on as KLRC owner Datuk Seri Andrew Kam passes the RM1mil sponsorship cheque to PJBC co-owner K. Yogendran during the team unveiling on Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Petaling Jaya Badminton Club (PJBC) have landed a cool RM1mil sponsorship deal on the spot, thanks to having Lee Chong Wei as their main player for the Kopiko Purple League (KPL).

Datuk Seri Andrew Kam, the owner of KL Rackets (KLRC), signed and presented a cheque to PJBC on Wednesday when he found out that the club had no sponsors.

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