KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- National men's singles shuttler Leong Jun Hao has cleared his first hurdle in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships in Paris, France, today.
World number 25 Jun Hao needed just 31 minutes to dispose of Switzerland's Tobias Kuenzi 21-12, 21-14 at the Adidas Arena.
The Malaysian faces a sterner test next, as he will be up against 14th seed Kenta Nishimoto after the Japanese downed Taiwan's Wang Tzu Wei 21-13, 21-13 in the opening round.
Meanwhile, there was no such luck for national women's singles professional shuttler Goh Jin Wei, who lost 14-21, 9-21 to world number 14 Gao Fang Jie of China in the first round.
Meanwhile, another national women’s singles player, K. Letshanaa, dominated the game when she recorded an easy 21-18, 21-8 victory over Hong Kong’s, Saloni Samirbhai Mehta to advance to the second round.
The real test awaits the world number 40 when she faces former world champion, PV Sindhu of India next.
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