KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — Badminton great Datuk Seri Lee Chong Wei has congratulated World Junior champions Low Zi Yu and Genevie Lim, as well as Denmark Open winners Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah, saying their achievements have made Malaysia proud and inspired the next generation.

The former world No. 1 also urged national players who fell short this past week to remain confident.

“To all our Malaysian players who fought hard this week, whether you won or lost, keep your heads high and never lose confidence. Keep believing, keep fighting, and your moment will come,” he said in a social media post today.

Lee also congratulated men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik, describing their final defeat in Odense as a glorious defeat.