Qi Xuan justifies selection with good run in Indonesia


PETALING JAYA: It didn’t take too long for national back-up shuttler Eoon Qi Xuan (pic) to justify her selection into the Philippines SEA Games squad.

The 18-year-old, who was confirmed as the replacement for Goh Jin Wei last week, did well to reach the quarter-finals of the Indonesian International Challenge before her good run was ended by seventh seed Hirari Mizui of Japan in Magelang yesterday.

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