Iskandar gearing up nicely for year’s first tournament

KUNSHAN, 17 Mei -- Pemain perseorangan kedua negara Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin membalas hantaran lawannya dari Korea Selatan Lee Dong Keun pada Kejohanan Piala Thomas di Pusat Sukan Kunshan hari ini. Skuad Piala Thomas negara berjaya memperolehi mata kedua setelah Iskandar menang dengan 21-17 dan 21-15.--fotoBERNAMA (2016) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA

KUALA LUMPUR: Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin (pic) is coming along just fine as he bids to begin the new badminton season with a bang.

In the ongoing SS Purple League, Iskandar defeated world No. 9 Chou Tien-chen of Taiwan 11-5, 11-9, 11-9 in the last match of the tie to steer Petaling Badminton Club to a 9-9 draw with Puchong United Badminton Club at the Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium in Cheras.