Dominant Japan will be major stumbling block at World Juniors


PETALING JAYA: Malaysia have a tough job to win medals at the world junior badminton championships next month if the dominant performance of Japan in the Malaysian Junior International Series is anything to go by.

Japan swept four out of the five titles in Putrajaya yesterday.

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