Dania-Zi Yu spearhead Malaysia's challenge at Asian meet
The team event is from July 18-22 and the individual competition from July 23-27.
Dania-Zi Yu, who were last year's World Junior Championships silver medallists, won the Slovak Open earlier this month.
Compatriots Noraqilah Maisarah Ramdan-Nur Aina Maisarah Hatta, who finished runners-up to Dania-Zi Yu in the Slovak Open, are also in the team to Yogyakarta. The others are Lee Mun, Oo Shan Zi, Eng Ler Qi, Lim Zhi Shin, Nicole Tan-Nicole Chau.
The boys' team consist of Razeeq Danial, Ayu Fu Sheng, Kong Wei Xiang, Lim Boon Le, Datu Anif Datu Asrah, Loh Zi Heng, Zulwaqqarizal Ahmad, Damien Ling, Shazmir Shahrul and Tan Zhi Yang.
Malaysia last won the mixed team title in 2009 in Kuala Lumpur. The last Malaysian to win the BAJC boys' singles event was Leong Jun Hao in 2017.
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