Chong Wei back to ABC next month


(BRIEF CAPTION) Malaysia shuttler Datuk Lee Chong Wei (left) hugging Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin after beating him during the men single final match of the Malaysia Master badminton tournament at SPICE Arena in Relau,Penang .Star pic by: ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star / 24 January 2016.

PETALING JAYA: Lee Chong Wei will be back to compete in the Asian Badminton Championships (ABC) after an eight-year absence.

The 33-year-old world No. 3 last competed in the 2008 edition in Johor Baru. Then, the second-seeded Malaysian and 2006 champion suffered a surprising quarter-final loss to Thailand’s Boonsak Ponsana.

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