Seeded Malaysia avoid big guns in Sudirman Cup prelims

Set for duty: Lee Zii Jia is expected to lead Malaysia’s challenge in the Sudirman Cup in Finland next month.

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia can count themselves lucky to be among the top eight seeds in the Sudirman Cup badminton tournament in Vantaa, Finland next month.

Malaysia, eyeing to reach the semis for only the second time, are the joint fifth to eighth seeds along with South Korea, Thailand and Denmark.