Easy path: Li Xuerui will be the player newly appointed head coach Xia Xuanze (inset) will be banking on to help China retain the Uber Cup.
FORMER world men’s singles champion Xia Xuanze is unlike his predecessor Li Yongbo.
The humble, friendly and cool Xuanze has taken over the job as the head coach of China from an arrogant Yongbo, who quit after the 2016 Rio Olympic Games but the 39-year-old has the same goal – to ensure that China remain as a force to be reckoned with in badminton.
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