PETALING JAYA: Men's singles shuttler Cheam June Wei's bid to end his seven-year wait for a title in the Azerbaijan International was cruelly cut short by injury. June Wei struggled with pain in his hip during the final against Poland's Dominik Kwinta and was forced to throw in the towel while trailing 8-21, 1-8 in Baku yesterday. I tried to fix it during the warm up but it still didn't get better," lamented June Wei. June Wei also finished runners-up twice in the World Tour Super 100 Indonesian Masters in 2022 and Taiwan Masters in 2024. The 29-year-old has been struggling for form for over a year and has seen his world rankings plummet to No.

Source: The Star February 08, 2026 23:41 UTC