Back in her element


New start: Soniia Cheah will open the new season at the Thailand Masters in Bangkok from Jan 9-14.

KUALA LUMPUR: Soniia Cheah is hoping for a fresh start in the new year after coming close to quitting the national badminton team.

The national No. 1 women’s singles shuttler revealed yesterday that she suffered from a confidence meltdown after her silver-medal feat at the Kuala Lumpur SEA Games in August.

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