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.
The 24-year-old will next face Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto, who defeated Taiwan’s Wang Tzu-wei 21-13, 21-12 in another opening-round match.
It was, however, a different story for women’s singles shuttler Goh Jin Wei, who could not match the pace and power of world No. 14 Gao Fangjie of China.
The former world junior champion tried to put up a fight, but the gulf in class proved too much as she went down 14-21, 9-21.
