Chong King vows to fight to the last for Thomas Cup slot


Continue to battle: Chong King in action during a Division Two men’s singles match. — Photo courtesy of BAM

KUALA LUMPUR: Lim Chong King, the fifth-ranked men’s singles shuttler in the national team, does not look like a frontrunner for the Thomas Cup Finals berth. But the 20-year-old has vowed to fight tooth-and-nail to get his spot in the squad.

There are only four coveted spots in the team to the Aarhus Finals from Oct 3-11 and Chong King does not only have his teammates as rivals, he also needs to get the better of two independent players – Liew Daren and Soong Joo Ven.

But until the team list is finalised, Chong King will continue to fight.

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