Malaysia’s Tan Chun Seang granted sponsorship to play in the German league – Badminton News
Malaysia’s banned shuttler, Tan Chun Seang, has received a sponsorship from Apacs for playing in the German League. He has been banned for a period of two years by the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), to participate in all international tournaments
which are set to take place in Asia.
BAM took this decision because the shuttler left the national squad of Men’s Singles as he thought that he could not contribute well to the national team due to his bad performances because of injuries.
Tan Chun is currently placed at Number 163 spot in the Men’s Singles world rankings and he is determined to improve his position by playing in the German Open 2011. The shuttler signed a contract with Apacs, which will bear his three’s month stay in Germany,
where Tan Chun will play in the German League for PTSV Rosenheim Club.
While talking about his further schedule, Tan Chun said, “I am no longer injured and looking forward to the stint in Europe. I will give my best to improve my game. Eventually, I hope to compete in the Super Series events.”
After signing the contract with Tan Chun, Jebbery Lim, the Apacs Manager said, “Apacs has a market in Europe and Chun Seang will be able to market and promote the brand for us. We are looking forward to our partnership with Chun Seang.”
The left-handed Tan Chun is one of the most talented shuttlers in Malaysia. However, his shaky performance forced him to leave the national squad as he was not contributing up to the expectations of BAM. Due to his below-par game, he decided to leave the
national setup and start playing as an independent player. BAM took action for this act of Tan Chun and banned him for his decision.
However, now Tan Chun is looking forward to play as an independent shuttler and the sponsorship provided by Apacs will help him to continue play competitive badminton at international level. The shuttler is looking forward to participate in the Super Series
tournaments by improving his poor world ranking.
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