On a roll: Justin Hoh’s goal is to win as many matches and become a champion this week.
PETALING JAYA: Justin Hoh proved once again that he’s playing well beyond his years after getting off to a perfect start in the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) Internal Challenge where the top national juniors take on senior back-up players.The 17-year-old won his opening two round-robin matches and the highlight was when he came back from 13-19 in the rubber game to beat 19-year-old Ong Ken Yon 16-21, 21-19, 23-21 in a 63-minute thriller at the Academy Badminton Malaysia in Bukit Kiara yesterday.
Badminton in 2020: Smashing start derailed by Covid-19 Fabian Peter
By and large, 2020 has been a tough year for sports.
Badminton players, especially, were left on the sidelines for most of the season due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
And to make things worse, the coronavirus continues to be a major concern, threatening to postpone and cancel more events next year.
But it was not all gloom and doom from the kickoff.
The year got off to a reasonably good start for several Malaysian shuttlers, who could have gone on to impress further if not for the tournament calendar coming to an abrupt halt in March.
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