FRESH from winning the Lin Dan Cup last week, Cheam June Wei is on target to win back-to-back titles after reaching the Kaohsiung Masters men’s singles final in Taiwan on Saturday.
The independent Malaysian shuttler defeated Taiwan’s Cheng Kai 21-12, 21-17 in 31 minutes in the semi-finals.
June Wei will face Taiwan’s Chia Hao Lee or Wang Tzu Wei in Sunday’s (June 23) final.
Last week, the shuttler won a whopping RM131,000 in the Lin Dan Cup. The independent player bagged the Lin Dan Cup, organised by the badminton legend.
After two days of intense competition from June 15–16, June Wei clinched the Lin Dan Cup by defeating China’s Ren Chengming 21–10, 21–14. Another Chinese player, Zhou Xinyu, took third place. – June 22, 2024
