The Star Online > Sports
Thursday February 24, 2005
PETALING JAYA: The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) will send a full-strength team to the Thailand Open from March 29-April 3, in a bid to get as many shuttlers as possible to qualify for the World Championships in Los Angeles in August.
National number one Lee Chong Wei will lead the Malaysian singles challenge. The other singles players entered for the three-star event are Wong Choong Hann, Mohd Hafiz Hashim, Kuan Beng Hong, Lee Tsuen Seng, Yeoh Kay Bin, K. Yogendran and Mohd Hazwan Jamaluddin.
Vietnam SEA Games champion Wong Mew Choo is the only woman player chosen.
Shouldering the men's doubles challenge are Choong Tan Fook-Chew Choon Eng, Chan Chong Ming-Koo Kien Keat, Tan Bin Shen-Ong Soon Hock, Lin Woon Fui-Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari, Gan Teik Chai-Mohd Zakry and world junior doubles champion Hoon Thien How-Tan Boon Heong.
Ooi Sock Ai-Mooi Hing Yau-Fong Chew Yen will compete in the women's doubles with Fong Chew Yen-See Phui Leng.
Fairuzizuan will double up in the mixed doubles challenge with Sock Ai.
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