Badminton

Jun Hao survives qualifying round matches to enter main draw

By K.M. BOOPATHY
Big task: Leong Jun Hao will play Thailand’s Sitthikom Thammasin in the first round today.

PETALING JAYA: National men’s singles shuttler Leong Jun Hao advanced to the main draw of the Thailand Open after clearing the two qualifying round hurdles yesterday.

Jun Hao edged India’s Meiara Luwang 16-21, 21-5, 21-16 in the first qualifying round before defeating compatriot Aidil Sholeh Ali Sadikin 21-15, 21-19 at the Huamak Indoor Stadium.

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