Thomas Cuppers Arif-Nur Azriyn axed, more to be dropped


Mohd Arif Abdul Latif (right) and Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub celebrate after beat Tan Wee Gieen and Teo Ee Yi during the May Bank National Circuit Grand Prix Finals at Juara stadium yesterday.Mohd Arif and Nur Mohd Azriyn won 11-21, 21-15,22-20.(20/12/2015/S.S.KANESAN/The Star)

KUALA LUMPUR: Thomas Cupper Mohd Arif Abdul Latif and his partner Nur Azriyn Ayob have been axed from the national men’s doubles team to give way for younger players.

And more are on their way out, said Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) doubles head coach Cheah Soon Kit yesterday.

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