KUALA LUMPUR: Leong Jun Hao reached his maiden men’s singles final at the Malaysia International Challenge on Saturday. The 18-year-old, a runner-up at the World Junior Championships, clawed back from a game down to stun Indonesia's Firman Abdul Kholik 16-21, 21-19, 22-20 in Pasir Gudang. “If you remember the draw, I was drawn to play top seed Yu Igarashi of Japan in the second round. "I'm extremely happy because this is my first senior tournament since the world junior meet last month,” he said. I will give my best and let's see what happens," added Jun Hao, who is the reigning Asian junior champion.

Source: New Strait Times November 18, 2017 11:48 UTC