Malaysia’s singles stars Leong Jun Hao, K. Letshanaa clear first hurdles at World Championships in New Delhi
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — National men’s singles shuttler Leong Jun Hao and women’s singles player K. Let...
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian badminton athletes Leong Jun Hao and K. Letshanaa showcased impressive victories at the 2026 World Badminton Championships in New Delhi, India. Jun Hao, ranked world No. 27, defeated Brazilian player Jonathan Matias 21-19, 21-15, advancing to play against either China's eighth seed Li Shi Feng or Kazakhstan's Dmitriy Panarin.
Letshanaa, world No. 31, dominated a 25-minute match against Uganda's Fadilah Shamika Mohamed Rafi with a score of 21-11, 21-7, setting up a second-round clash with China's third-seeded Wang Zhi Yi. The Malaysian national men's doubles team, Wan Muhammad Arif Shaharuddin and Wan Junaidi-Yap Roy King, also delivered a strong start, defeating Vietnam's Nguyen Dinh Hoang-Tran Dinh Manh 21-9, 21-13.
In the women's doubles category, Ong Xin Yee-Carmen and Carmen Ting, both new to the World Championships, defeated Ukraine's Polina Buhrova-Yevheniia Kantemyr 21-17, 21-12, leaving them to face Japan's second-seeded Yuki Fukushima-Mayu Matsumoto in the next round.
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