Dreadful draw for top shuttlers but Rexy’s on neutral ground

Twist of fate: World No. 11 Lee Zii Jia needs to beat compatriot and world No. 15 Ng Tze Yong (inset) to progress to the next round in the China Masters.

PETALING JAYA: Lady Luck might not be smiling on the Malaysian shuttlers in the China Masters but national coaching director Rexy Mainaky wants the players to make the best of the tough hand dealt to them.

In a twist of fate, the country’s top two men’s singles and doubles pairs will face each other as early as the opening round in Shenzhen today.