New Season; Top Guns Line Up – Perodua Malaysia Masters: Preview
Four of the biggest names in Men’s Singles badminton start their campaign on the newly-launched HSBC BWF World Tour today at the Perodua Malaysia Masters; the refurbished Axiata Arena providing a fitting stage for…
· DEV SUKUMAR
Four of the biggest names in Men’s Singles badminton start their campaign on the newly-launched HSBC BWF World Tour today at the Perodua Malaysia Masters; the refurbished Axiata Arena providing a fitting stage for some likely titanic battles.
Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen, Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei, China’s Lin Dan and Chen Long are among the top contenders for this Super 500 event. At stake is not just the US$26,250 prize money for the winner, but a chance to stamp domination early in a year that is studded with several high-profile events.
A lot of the attention will be on Axelsen, who won the TOTAL BWF World Championships and closed out the previous season winning the Dubai World Superseries Finals over Lee Chong Wei. The Dane though will be wary of his first round opponent – Korea’s Lee Hyun Il – who boasts a 3-0 record against Axelsen.