TOWERING Vladimir Ivanov of Russia is set to play in two events – doubles and singles – in a bid to bury Malaysia’s hopes in the Thomas Cup. 10 partnership with Ivan Sozonov in the men’s doubles and is ranked 1,824th in the men’s singles. “I’ll play as the first doubles with Ivan and probably as my team’s third men’s singles player,” said Ivanov, who stands at 1.97m. Ivanov said the team were motivated after finishing runners-up to Denmark in the European Championships last month. “Denmark are the favourites as they have a balanced team led by world champion Viktor (Axelsen).

Source: The Star May 19, 2018 23:26 UTC