Rise of Kodai from Land of Rising Sun a warning for old-timers


PETALING JAYA: Independent shuttler Soong Joo Ven knows he has to step up his game or he will be left behind by a host of younger players.

In the Singapore Open last week, Japan’s 21-year-old Kodai Naraoka (pic) showed his class before going down fighting to Anthony Ginting of Indonesia in the men’s singles final on Sunday.

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