Gritty fighter: Jun Hao in action during the match against Chong King yesterday. He won 21-13,21-16.
KUALA LUMPUR: Not even the “King” – that’s Lim Chong King – could stop a hardy Leong Jun Hao from marching into the men’s singles final of the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) Invitational Championships.
The 21-year-old Jun Hao, a former Asian junior champion, had to overcome pain from a right hip problem to prevail 21-13,21-16 in 37 minutes to finish as the Division One round-robin stage champion at the Academy Badminton Malaysia (ABM) yesterday.
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