PETALING JAYA: The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) have made the bold move to name a young squad for the Asia Team Championships from Feb 3-8 in Qingdao, China. In the men’s singles, national No. There were no surprises in the women’s singles though as K. Letshanaa, Wong Ling Ching, Siti Zulaika Azmi and Oo Shan Zi have been picked. In the men’s event, Malaysia have been drawn with Indonesia and Myanmar in Group D.In the women’s event, Malaysia will only play China in Group W and are guaranteed qualification to the quarter-finals. The Asia Team meet acts as a qualifier for the Thomas and Uber Cup Finals from April 24-May 3 in Horsens, Denmark.

Source: The Star January 17, 2026 05:14 UTC