Tze Yong out of Singapore and Indonesia Opens with knee strain
KUALA LUMPUR: Men's singles shuttler Ng Tze Yong has pulled out of next week's Singapore Open and the Indonesia Open (June 3-8) after suffering a knee strain during his Malaysia Masters match on Wednesday.
In a statement, the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) confirmed that world No. 239 Tze Yong sustained the injury during his first-round clash against Hong Kong's world No. 21 Angus Ng and will be sidelined for two weeks.
It's a blow for Tze Yong, who had only just returned to competition last month at the Badminton Asia Championships after a 14-month layoff due to a back injury.
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