Purple League to focus on grassroots in bid to produce future world champions

Jack Koh (left) and Tan Bin Shen (right) showing off their medals..the duo defeated top ranked pairs from Thailand, Indonesia and China to win a silver medal at the World Junior Badminton Championships at Pretoria on Sunday.

PETALING JAYA: Former international Datuk Jack Koh believes that a revamp in the format of the Malaysian Purple League is necessary in order to provide a clearer path for grooming young badminton talents.

The premier professional badminton league was founded in 2014 and had previously featured a lot of star players like Datuk Lee Chong Wei, Japan’s Kento Momota and Lee Yong-dae of South Korea.