Hard-working Kian Meng decides to focus only on mixed doubles


(BRIEF CAPTION) Malaysia mixed double pair Tan Kian Meng (left) and Li Pei Jing defeated Sonoda Keigo and Fukuman Naoko of Japan during the quarter-final round of the Malaysia Master badminton tournament at SPICE Arena in Penang .Star pic by: ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star / 22 January 2016.

PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Tan Kian Meng is ready to drop men’s doubles duty to focus on the mixed doubles.

The 22-year-old has formed a solid mixed doubles partnership with Lai Pei Jing. The pair reached the final of the Malaysian Masters in January and are ranked 45th in the world.

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