Discarded Joo Ven out to prove a point


KUALA LUMPUR: National discard Soong Joo Ven (pic) showed he still has plenty of fire in his belly after marching into the main draw of the men’s singles event in the Thailand Masters.

The 24-year-old Joo Ven, who was dropped by the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) two weeks ago, won both his matches in the qualifying round at the Huamark Indoor Stadium to set up a meeting against Ygor Coelho of Brazil in the first round of the main draw.

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