Teck Zhi finally nails senior singles title – since turning independent in August


Breakthrough: Soo Teck Zhi downed top seed Pham Cao Cuong of Vietnam to win the men’s singles title at the Bangladesh International Challenge in Dhaka yesterday.

PETALING JAYA: Former Asian junior champion Soo Teck Zhi has finally done what he failed to achieve when he was with the national team – winning a senior tournament.

The 23-year-old bagged his first men’s singles crown by triumphing in the Bangladesh International Challenge in Dhaka yesterday.

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