Confident start for Jun Hao, tough exit for Jin Wei at World Championships


Leong Jun Hao - filepic

PETALING JAYA: Men’s singles shuttler Leong Jun Hao enjoyed a fine start to his World Championships debut after cruising past Switzerland’s Tobias Kuenzi in the first round on Tuesday (Aug 26).

Jun Hao showed no nerves in his maiden appearance at the tournament, dominating from start to finish to seal a comfortable 21-12, 21-14 win in just 30 minutes.

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