Kuala lumpur: National men's doubles player Tee Kai Wun is willing to 'ignore' a calf injury on his left leg in pursuit of a slot at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Finals in Hangzhou from Dec 17 to 21. Kai Wun said he and his partner, Man Wei Chong, are fully focused on qualifying for the season-ending tournament for the first time by collecting as many ranking points as possible at the 2025 Kumamoto Masters in Japan, which runs from Nov 11 to 16.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the 25-year-old admitted that the injury had affected him emotionally to some extent but said he was doing his best to push through the pain in his bid to realise his dream of competing in the World Tour Finals. Kai Wun said the injury was detected before the 2025 Finland Open, forcing him and his partner to skip the tournament, but they made a return at the French Open last month. However, they showed good form by reaching the quarter-finals of the French Open and the semi-finals of the Hylo Open in Germany recently.

The world No. 5 pair are currently ranked third in the BWF World Tour standings with 84,350 points. Two other Malaysian pairs are also in the top eight of the BWF World Tour rankings - 2022 world champions Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik in second place with 95,320 points and professional duo Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani in seventh with 72,770 points. Only the top eight singles players and doubles pairs in the BWF World Tour rankings will qualify for the season finale, with a maximum of two representatives from each country in every category.