Choong and Lee show they are capable of being spoilers

Posted by Ikhtiaruddin Monday, June 1, 2009



PETALING JAYA: Veteran men’s doubles shuttlers Choong Tan Fook-Lee Wan Wah have been short on training and tournaments since leaving the national team.



But if their performances in the recent Pahang Open is anything to go by, they could still be spoilers to the more fancied pairs in their last outing in the World Championships next month.

In Kuantan, they pulled off an upset win over the country’s top pair, Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong, in the semi-finals. However, they were unable to cope with the pace in the final and were beaten in rubber games by Mohd Fairuzizuzan Mohd Tazari-Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif.

Although they fared reasonably well, Wan Wah said that they would not rate their chances highly in the World Championships scheduled for Aug 10-16 in Hyderabad.

“It was good that we beat Koo and Tan but we do not want to read too much into the win. Koo and Tan are still the better players,” he said.

“Our preparation for the World Championships can be better. We train everyday but it is only once in the morning. We also do not enjoy as many tournaments as the others.”

Wan Wah added that were currently in the chasing pack bidding for honours in the World Championships.

Besides the top two Malaysian pairs, Wan Wah said that China’s Cai Yun-Fu Haifeng, South Koreans Lee Yong-dae-Jung Jae-sung, Indonesians Markis Kido-Hendra Gunawan, Danes Lars Paaske-Jonas Rasmussen and Mathias Boe-Carsten Morgensen were one class better.

He, however, hoped that with more practice and competitions, they would be able to narrow the gap and break into the top eight in the world rankings before the championships in Hyderabad.

They will be competing in the Singapore Open (June 9-14), In­­do­­ne­­sian Open (June 16-21) and the Philippines Open (June 30-July 5).

“We hope to get a good seeding in the World Championships. For us, a good showing in the last two Super Se­­­­­ries events will help us to improve on our world rankings,” said Wan Wah.

Tan Fook-Wan Wah, who won the Indian Open, are now ranked at No. 10. The best results for Tan Fook-Wan Wah in the World Championship series were two semi-final appearances — in 2001 (Seville) and in 2007 (Kuala Lumpur).

Source : http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2009/6/1/sports/4021164&sec=sports





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