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Cabaran perseorangan lelaki negara tamat awal di Terbuka Malaysia 2026

Leong Jun Hao tersingkir di pusingan kedua Terbuka Malaysia 2026, melanjutkan kemarau trofi perseorangan lelaki negara kepada enam edisi berturut-turut.

KUALA LUMPUR: Cabaran perseorangan lelaki negara di Kejohanan Badminton Terbuka Malaysia 2026 berakhir awal sekali lagi.

Harapan terakhir Leong Jun Hao tumbang di pusingan kedua di Axiata Arena, Bukit Jalil hari ini.

Jun Hao yang bukan pemain pilihan tewas kepada pilihan keempat Indonesia, Jonatan Christie 18-21, 11-21 dalam perlawanan selama 55 minit.

Pemain ranking ke-28 dunia itu berkata beliau telah memberikan yang terbaik.

Beliau mengakui kualiti permainan lawan yang lebih tinggi menjadi penghalang kepada kemenangannya.

“Saya kecewa kerana merasakan saya mempunyai peluang untuk menang tetapi gagal melakukannya,” katanya.

Kemenangan Christie itu mengikat rekod pertemuan mereka kepada 3-3 pada aksi pembukaan musim.

Jun Hao berkata kekalahan itu mengajarnya untuk lebih bersabar ketika menyerang lawan.

Selepas musim 2025 yang hambar, beliau berharap dapat lebih konsisten tahun ini.

Pada 2025, beliau hanya mencatat dua penampilan suku akhir daripada 19 kejohanan.

Kekalahan hari ini melanjutkan kemarau trofi perseorangan lelaki negara pada Terbuka Malaysia kepada enam edisi berturut-turut.

Kali terakhir Malaysia mempunyai wakil ke suku akhir adalah menerusi Datuk Seri Lee Chong Wei pada 2018.

Chong Wei turut merangkul gelaran juara pada edisi itu.

Pada Selasa lepas, Lee Zii Jia juga tersingkir di pusingan pembukaan.

Beliau tewas kepada pemain India Ayush Shetty 12-21, 17-21 dalam masa 39 minit.

Kejohanan Terbuka Malaysia 2026 berlangsung sehingga 11 Januari.

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