Foreign stars to set Purple League alight in its return


No stranger: Chou Tien-chen of Taiwan will be among the international stars taking part in the Malaysian Purple League. — AFP

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Purple League is back after a two-year hiatus and several foreign stars are set to add glitter to the tournament.

Taiwan’s Chou Tien-chen (men’s singles), Vietnam’s Nguyen Tien Minh (men’s singles), Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan, Singapore’s Terry Hee-Jessica Tan (mixed doubles) and Loh Kean Hean (men’s doubles) are some of the big names who will be participating in the sixth edition of the tournament from Oct 1-7 at the Malawati Stadium in Shah Alam.

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