Chong Wei set to play at Malaysian Open

Lee Chong Wei looks set to participate at next month's Malaysian Open, his first international tournament since recovering from nose cancer.

The 36-year-old is drawn against eighth seed Srikanth Kidambi in the first round – the likes of Liew Daren, Chen Long, Kento Momota, and Viktor Axelsen are also in the same half.

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Lee, who won the Malaysian Open a record 12 times, returned to training in January after a six-month lay-off.

The last tournament he appeared in was the Indonesian Open in July last year, where he lost to Momota in the semi-finals.

The 2019 Malaysian Open takes place at the Axiata Arena from April 2nd to 7th.