KUALA LUMPUR: All-England champion Mohd Hafiz Hashim (pic) will face a reality check when he returns to competitive action in the Japan Open Badminton Championships at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo next week.
But judging from the draw for the five-star tournament, which was released on Tuesday, the unseeded Hafiz faces a stiff challenge to prove that his win in the All-England in Birmingham last month was no fluke.
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