Taufik Hidayat and Lee Chong Wei to play for earthquake and Tsunami victims of Japan
The ruling All England champion Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia and former world champion and Olympic gold medalist, Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia will play an exhibition match tomorrow, April 3, to raise fund for the earthquake and Tsunami victims of Japan. The
charity match between these great shuttlers will be played at Juara Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The fund raising move for the fatalities in Japan was initiated by Chong Wei, who is currently world number one in men’s singles category in the rankings of Badminton World Federation. On the request of the top seeded Malaysian, Taufik agreed to join hands
with his Malaysian friend. The match is aimed at collecting funds for the victims of Tsunami in Japan.
Another Badminton event is going to be held in Penang, Malaysia on April 2. The matches will be played in all categories of the game at the indoor arena of Dewan Tuanku Geodesic Dome in Komtar. Malaysia’s Hafiz Muhammad Hashim and other prominent shuttlers
will also participate in this fundraising campaign.
It has been decided that the entry tickets to watch these matches will be RM 10 for adults. The children who are less than 12 years of age will enjoy the matches free of cost. The money generated from the stall rentals of different companies will go to charity.
It has also been decided that the 30 percent profit of these stalls will also be donated to the funds being generated.
Apart from other ways of collecting money, Chong Wei will also present his two shirts for auction. He used these shirts in the final match of All England Premier Super Series 2011 against Lin Dan of China. The world number one will also present his shoes
and racquets in auction.
The target of Chong Wei is to collect one million Malaysian Ringgits through the exhibition matches. The match between the current world number one and world number three will be very entertaining for the crowd as both shuttlers bring a high quality game
to the table, and are sure to make it an enthralling contest as well.
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