BANGKOK: National men's singles coach Misbun Sidek has singled out Lee Zii Jia, Leong Jun Hao, Cheam June Wei and Tan Jia Wei as Malaysia’s future in badminton. Misbun feels that it is time to groom them following the national Thomas Cup team’s failure in achieving the semi-final target. As expected, Lee Chong Wei proved how important he was to the team by delivering the first point in our ties. "Then we also have players like June Wei and Jia Wei back home. "They are the special ones, who I believe, in the absence of Chong Wei, will lead the national team in the coming editions," added Misbun.

Source: New Strait Times May 25, 2018 09:45 UTC