Newly appointed Czech head coach James is all fired up for big task

New adventure: James Chua (centre) talking to back-up player Ong Zhen Yi while coach Datuk Tey Seu Bok looks on during the KL Masters last year.—AZMAN GHANI/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Former Malaysian Open champion James Chua has grabbed an opportunity to raise his profile as a coach.

The former Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) singles coach James has accepted a job with Czech Badminton as the head coach to handle all the programmes at their national training centre in Pilsen.