New pressure: S. Kisona faces top seed and world No. 2 Tai Tzu Ying of Taiwan in the first round of the Thailand Open.
PETALING JAYA: Malaysian shuttler S. Kisona could not have asked for a better start to the year.
The first break came when the 22-year-old was initially selected to accompany the national team to the Asian leg of the World Tour in Bangkok as a sparring player for Soniia Cheah.
