Danish star puts Chinese language skills to good use


Such a beauty: (From left) Goh Jin Wei, Chan Peng Soon, Viktor Axelsen, Taiwan’s Tai Tzu-ying and Goh Liu Ying looking at the World Tour Finals trophy yesterday.

DENMARK’S badminton star Viktor Axelsen is certainly putting his Chinese language skills to good use.

The lanky Axelsen came to Tai Tzu-ying’s rescue by taking up the role as a translator during an interview after the Badminton World Federation (BWF) unveiled the trophy for the World Tour Finals at the Royal Selangor visitors’ centre in Setapak yesterday.

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