One tricky draw


All set: (From left) Lee Zii Jia,BAM coaching director Wong Choong Hann,Shevon Lai Jemie and Goh Soon Huat posing for a photograph after the World Championships draw in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. — S.S. KANESAN/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Mixed doubles pair Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying may end up as Malaysia’s saviours in the World Championships.

In the draw released yesterday,the independent shuttlers have the best chance to win a medal at the world meet in Basel,Switzerland,from Aug 26-Sept 1 – while the other Malaysians are unlikely to go beyond the quarter-finals.

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