Shifeng, Kwang-hee breathe down top stars’ necks

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PETALING JAYA: The emergence of lower-ranked shuttlers such as China’s Li Shifeng and South Korea’s Heo Kwang-hee may spell trouble for the world’s top 10 players including Lee Zii Jia.

World No. 33 Kwang-hee and No. 65 Shifeng were among those who stood out at the just-concluded Thomas Cup Finals in Aarhus, Denmark.The 21-year-old Shifeng, who is the 2018 Youth Olympics Games gold medallist, appeared to have come of age.Playing in second singles in Denmark, he won five of his six matches including notable victories over Thailand’s world No. 23 Kunlavut Vitidsarn in the quarter-finals and Japan’s world No.

As for late bloomer Kwang-hee, he has given the team hope that they may have finally found a worthy successor to former world No. 1 Son Wan-ho.At 26, the 2013 world junior champion still has many good years left in him and can pose a real threat if his recent performance is anything to go by. Kwang-hee also defeated Taiwan’s world No. 4 Chou Tien-chen en route to his nation’s bronze-medal finish at the Sudirman Cup in Finland.

“It’s going to be tough for our shuttlers,” said Hendrawan. “Shifeng, Kunlavut and Heo have shown vast improvements. But we will not underestimate anyone.“Zii Jia knows that well because he too was going through the same path where he used to upset higher-ranked opponents to rise to the top. Now, he needs to maintain it and it won’t be easy.”

 

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