Jun Hao trips up at first hurdle in Korean Open


PETALING JAYA: Men’s singles shuttler Leong Jun Hao’s Korean Open campaign ended early after he lost narrowly to Indonesia’s Alwi Farhan in the first round.

Jun Hao had opportunities to drag the match into a decider when he had three game points in the second game, but could not convert them and went down 19-21, 24-26 to world No. 21 Alwi in 61 minutes at the Suwon Gymnasium on Wednesday (Sept 24).

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