First post-MCO test awaits Malaysian shuttlers next week

CORONAVIRUS | After going more than four months without playing in any competitive tournaments following the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) due to the Covid-19 pandemic in March, the national shuttlers are about to face their first serious test at the Akademi Badminton Malaysia (ABM) in Bukit Kiara next week.

Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) coaching director Wong Choong Hann said they have fixed Aug 11-16 for the BAM Invitational Championships, a round-robin internal tournament featuring the country's top and back-up shuttlers...