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Asian Junior Badminton Championship

BAM to critics: Jonassen’s job is to build singles players, not deliver overnight

National body reaffirms support for coaching director Kenneth Jonassen amid criticism over recent results, saying it could take at least two years to develop a strong singles pipeline

No shocks in BAJC flop, says Jonassen — ‘My expectations were met’

National junior squad crash out of Asia meet without a medal as coaching director Kenneth Jonassen urges patience and long-term development

After Solo disaster, can Malaysia still save its singles future?

Former coaches sound alarm over a broken development pipeline and warn of a widening gap in Malaysia’s junior singles ranks

China’s rising 17-year-old badminton star, Zhang Zhijie, dead after collapsing on court

He was participating in the ongoing Asian Junior Badminton Championships in Indonesia

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