KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 (Bernama) -- The list of players who will represent the country in the 2025 Sudirman Cup Badminton Championship is set to be announced on Friday (April 4).
National doubles coach Nova Widianto said this was because the coaching team had yet to finalise the squad for the April 27-May 4 tournament in Xiamen, China.
"The long list is still there, nothing is finalised yet. Maybe we will announce it on April 3, maybe on Friday," he told reporters after the national squad's training session at Akademi Badminton Malaysia here today.
Malaysia have been drawn in Group C with three-time runners-up Japan, Australia and rising European force France.
For the record, Malaysia have never won the mixed team championship since its inception in 1989, with their best achievements being semi-final appearances in 2009, 2021 and 2023.
Meanwhile, host and defending champions China are in Group A with Thailand, Hong Kong and African champions Algeria.
-- BERNAMA
