Kim Wai aims to turn China experience to boost doubles

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PETALING JAYA: New men’s doubles assistant coach Chang Kim Wai has returned home wiser after three years of coaching experience in China.

And he plans to use all the tips he had gathered to raise the standard of the doubles players further.

The 49-year-old Kim Wai, who recently returned from a coaching stint in Guangxi, China, said Malaysian players were more skilful on court.

“In terms of skill, we are more skilful than Chinese players. Players in China use more speed and power in their game,” he said on his first day back at the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) yesterday.

Kim Wai said when he was roped into joining China’s state programme, their goal was to learn the Malaysian coaching methods that Kim Wai possessed.

“They brought me there to learn the techniques I learned under Rexy Mainaky and Ong Ewe Hock,” he said.

Back in the national set-up, Kim Wai will be working closely with head coach Herry Iman Pierngadi, but he admitted it would take some time to settle down.

“I still don’t know the players’ style and their character, so I need time to understand them,” he said.

“I can’t just come straight in and correct them without knowing their styles.”

Currently, the top three pairs are Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik (world No. 2), Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin (No. 4) and Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun (No. 5).

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Herry expects Man-Tee to play in Japan in chase for World Tour Finals spot

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PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles pair Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun are not expected to get much of a break as they will continue their campaign at the Kumamoto Masters starting next Tuesday (Nov 11).

Men’s doubles head coach Herry Iman Pierngadi said he wants the duo to strengthen their position in the World Tour Finals standings to secure qualification for the season finale in December.

Wei Chong-Kai Wun fell 16-21, 15-21 to Indonesia’s Sabar Gutama-Moh Reza in the Hylo Open semi-finals on Saturday, ending their hopes of reaching a third final this year.

Despite the defeat, they still collected valuable ranking points, and Herry hopes they can add to that tally in Kumamoto.

“They made a lot of errors and their condition was not good, and they did not play at their best (in the Hylo Open semi-final).

“They will go to Kumamoto to chase points to qualify for the World Tour Finals,” said Herry briefly when contacted.

Herry’s decision, however, has prompted concern as Kai Wun was reported to have suffered a left calf injury again after his match the day before.

Kai Wun revealed on social media that he had been struggling with a left calf injury and had to receive medical treatment immediately after the tie.

It was the same injury that had forced him to pull out of the Arctic Open and Denmark Open last month.

“Sorry everyone, I really gave it my all. I wasn’t even sure I could get this far when I came here to compete. I’m already happy to have performed at this level. Thank you to everyone for the strong support,” said Kai Wun in his social media post.

Wei Chong-Kai Wun are currently ranked fifth with 79,600 points and are battling compatriots Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani, who sit in seventh place with 69,170 points, to reach the World Tour Finals.

Top pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik, meanwhile, are virtually assured of qualification as they occupy second spot with 92,940 points.

Only the top eight players or pairs will qualify for the Finals, with each country allowed a maximum of two representatives.

Earlier, Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik had confirmed they have withdrawn from the Kumamoto Masters and the Australian Open in Sydney a week later.

This will allow them to focus on preparations for the SEA Games in Thailand in December, followed by the World Tour Finals three days later in Hangzhou.

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Sze Fei-Izzuddin’s Finals hopes hanging by a thread

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PETALING JAYA: Former world No. 1 men’s doubles pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani are now in danger of missing out on a spot in the World Tour Finals from Dec 17-21 in Hangzhou.

Their hopes took a hit after losing 9-21, 19-21 to Denmark’s Daniel Lundgaard-Mads Vester­gaard in the second round of the Hylo Open yesterday.

It was a disappointing result and a shock exit for Sze Fei-Izzuddin, who entered the tournament as the second seeds.

The defeat has further dented their chances of qualifying for the season-ending Finals, as they are currently in a close race with compatriots Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun, who are aiming to make their debut in the event.

Sze Fei-Izzuddin are currently ranked seventh in the World Tour Finals standings with 69,170 points, while Wei Chong-Kai Wun sit fifth with 79,600 points.

Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik have virtually secured their place, as they are second with 92,940 points.

Only the top eight players or pairs will qualify for the Finals, with a maximum of two representatives allowed per country.

Last year, Sze Fei-Izzuddin were at the peak of their form, winning the China Open, Japan Open and Arctic Open titles, which earned them enough points to qualify for the season finale for the first time.

They ended their campaign on a high note by reaching the final, where they finished runners-up to Denmark’s Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen.

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Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun reach Hylo Open quarter finals after thriller

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PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles pair Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun reach the Hylo Open quarter finals after a tough second round win over Indonesia’s Leo Rolly Carnando-Bagas Maulana on Thursday (Oct 30).

At the Saarlandhalle in Saarbrücken, third seeds Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun prevailed 21-9, 17-21, 22-20 in a gruelling 52 minute encounter.

They will face another Indonesian pair, Fajar Alfian-Muhammad Rian Ardianto, in the quarter finals.

Former world No. 1 pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani suffered a setback despite being the tournament’s second seeds.

Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin lost 9-21, 19-21 to Denmark’s Daniel Lundgaard-Mads Vestergaard in just 31 minutes.

The Malaysians could not reproduce the form that earned them victory over the Danes at the Abu Dhabi Masters two years ago.

In the women’s doubles, fourth seeds Go Pei Kee-Teoh Mei Xing survived a major scare.

They clawed back to beat Taiwan’s Teng Chu sun-Yang Chu yun 9-21, 23-21, 24-22 in a 61 minute thriller.

They will face either Canada’s Catherine Choi-Crystal Lai or Türkiye’s Bengisu Ercetin-Nazlican Inci in the last eight.

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Goh-Izzuddin Finals hopes hanging by a thread

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PETALING JAYA: Former world No. 1 men’s doubles pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani are now in danger of missing out on a spot in the World Tour Finals from Dec 17-21 in Hangzhou.

Their hopes took a hit after losing 9-21, 19-21 to Denmark’s Daniel Lundgaard-Mads Vestergaard in the second round of the Hylo Open yesterday.

It was a disappointing result and a shock exit for Sze Fei-Izzuddin, who entered the tournament as the second seeds.

The defeat has further dented their chances of qualifying for the season-ending Finals, as they are currently in a close race with compatriots Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun, who are aiming to make their debut in the event.

Sze Fei-Izzuddin are currently ranked seventh in the World Tour Finals standings with 69,170 points, while Wei Chong-Kai Wun sit fifth with 79,600 points.

Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik have virtually secured their place, as they are second with 92,940 points.

Only the top eight players or pairs will qualify for the Finals, with a maximum of two representatives allowed per country.

Last year, Sze Fei-Izzuddin were at the peak of their form, winning the China Open, Japan Open and Arctic Open titles, which earned them enough points to qualify for the season finale for the first time.

They ended their campaign on a high note by reaching the final, where they finished runners-up to Denmark’s Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen.

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Aaron-Wooi Yik ease into second round of Hylo Open

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PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik made a confident start to their Hylo Open campaign in Germany, cruising into the second round after overcoming England’s Alex Green-Zach Russ 25-23, 21-14 on Tuesday (Oct 28).

The win set up a meeting with Czech duo Jiri Kral-Ondrej Kral for a place in the quarter-finals.

Also through were second seeds Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani, who had little difficulty clearing their first-round hurdle by defeating Scotland’s Alexander Dunn-Adam Pringle 21-17, 22-20.

They will take on Denmark’s Daniel Lundgaard-Mads Vestergaard in the next round.

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Testing their limits

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PETALING JAYA: A mental test awaits men’s doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik (pic) in the Hylo Open starting today in Saarbrucken, Germany.

Aaron-Wooi Yik are set to compete in their fourth back-to-back competition in Europe and will be pushed to their physical and mental limits as they bid to continue their fine performances this year.

The world No. 2 pair finished runners-up in the Arctic Open before a first round exit in the Denmark Open and a semi-final finish in the French Open.

In the Hylo tourney, Aaron-Wooi Yik will be the top seeds in the absence of world No. 1 and newly crowned French Open champions Seo Seung-jae-Kim Won-ho of South Korea.

The 2022 world champions though will not have it easy as several big names including Indonesia’s Fajar Alfian-Shohibul Fikri, Sabar Gutama-Moh Reza and Denmark’s Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen will all be playing in the competition.

Aaron said that the past few weeks in Europe have taught him and Wooi Yik a lot on the mental aspect of the game.

“We have been learning a lot on the mental side of the game over these few weeks. The French Open is over, so we need to prepare again for the Hylo Open,” said Aaron.

Aaron-Wooi Yik will open their campaign against Scotland’s world No. 41 Christopher Grimley-Matthew Grimley.

Malaysia will also be represented in the men’s doubles by world No. 4 Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani, world No. 5 Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun, Yap Roy King-Wan Arif Wan Junaidi (No. 19), Tan Wee Kiong-Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub (No. 24) and Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi (No. 30).

The other Malaysians in the fray are Leong Jun Hao, Jacky Kok, Tan Jia Jie (men’s singles), K. Letshanaa, S. Kisona (women’s singles), Ong Xin Yee-Carmen Ting (women’s doubles) and Wong Tien Ci-Lim Chiew Sien (mixed doubles).

Meanwhile, Denmark’s Anders Antonsen captured his second title of the year in the French Open after beating homester Christo Popov 21-12, 21-19.

Although Popov missed out on the title, he created history by becoming the first Frenchman to reach the home Open final.

It was also double joy for South Korea after An Se-young and Seo Seung-jae-Kim Won-ho won in the women’s singles and men’s doubles respectively.

Se-young was in dominant form as she beat Wang Zhiyi 21-13, 21-7 while Seung-jae-Won-ho impressively came from behind to defeat Fajar-Shohibul 10-21, 21-13, 21-12.

It was the ninth title in a sensational year for both the 23-year-old and her teammates.

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Coach Herry praises Kai Wun’s effort after French Open exit in quarters

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Tough fight: Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun lost to world champions Seo Seung-jae-Kim Won-ho.

PETALING JAYA: Doubles shuttler Tee Kai Wun has received the thumbs up from coach Herry Iman Pierngadi although he bowed out from the French Open with Man Wei Chong in the quarter-finals on Friday.

The 25-year-old Kai Wun was making a comeback after missing the Arctic Open and Denmark Open over the past two weeks due to a calf injury.

Despite the short break to recover, Kai Wun gave a good account of himself with Wei Chong before losing 21-18, 14-21, 10-21 to world champions Seo Seung-jae-Kim Won-ho of South Korea in 54 minutes at the Glaz Arena in Cesson Sevigne.

A creditable last eight finish will see them still on track for the prestigious World Tour Finals from Dec 17-21 in Hangzhou.

What made the French Open special was their superb win against world No. 12 Ben Lane-Sean Vendy of England in the second round.

The much-improved Lane-Vendy had stunned the likes of fellow Malaysians Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani in the Arctic Open final and Denmark Open first round respectively.

Wei Chong-Kai Wun though found the formula to overcome the English pair by winning 13-21, 21-19, 21-14.

The win has turned out to be priceless in their bid to make the cut for the Tour Finals for the first time.

Wei Chong-Kai Wun are currently fifth in the Race to Finals rankings and need to maintain their position in the top eight to make the cut for the Finals for the first time.

Men’s doubles coach Herry was pleased with the fight shown by his charges especially with Kai Wun still not at 100%.

“Wei Chong and Kai Wun performed well in the tournament after the latter returned from injury,” said Herry.

“Kai Wun though is still afraid to push himself to the maximum. He has still not recovered completely from his injury.

“Their performance here though means that they still have a chance to qualify for the Tour Finals.”

Herry hopes Wei Chong-Kai Wun can build on their encouraging form in the Hylo Open starting on Tuesday in Saarbrucken, Germany and continue to stay in the hunt for a spot in the Finals.

Meanwhile, Sze Fei-Izzuddin and Roy King-Wan Arif Wan Junaidi also saw their runs come to an end in France.

The independent pair suffered a heartbreaking 14-21, 21-17, 23-25 defeat at the hands of Denmark’s Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen while Roy King-Arif lost 14-21, 22-24 to Indonesia’s Fajar Alfian-Shohibul Fikri.

Aaron-Wooi Yik though kept Malaysia’s challenge alive with a hard fought 21-19, 16-21, 21-19 victory over Indonesia’s Sabar Gutama-Moh Reza and will take on Fajar-Shohibul next for a place in the final.

In the women’s doubles, Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah’s campaign ended after they were beaten 16-21, 16-21 by China’s Chen Qingchen-Jia Yifan.

RESULTS

(Malaysians unless stated)

Semi-finals

Women’s singles: Wang Zhiyi (Chn) bt Han Yue (Chn) 21-14, 20-22, 21-14.

Mixed doubles: Feng Yanzhe-Huang Dongping (Chn) bt Tang Chun Man-Tse Ying Suet (Hkg) 20-22, 21-17, 21-16.

Quarter-finals 

Men’s singles: Anders Antonsen (Den) bt Viktor Axelsen (Den) 21-15, 17-21, 21-12; Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Tha) bt Alwi Farhan (Ina) 21-14, 16-21, 21-8; Li Shifeng (Chn) bt Koki Watanabe (Jpn) 21-18, 15-21, 21-17; Christo Popov (Fra) bt Chi Yu-jen (Tpe) 21-13, 21-7.

Men’s doubles: Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik bt Sabar Gutama-Moh Reza (Ina) 21-19, 16-21, 21-19; Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (Den) bt Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani 21-14, 17-21 25-23; Seo Seung-jae-Kim Won-ho (Kor) bt Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun 18-21, 21-14, 21-10; Fajar Alfian-Shohibul Fikri (Ina) bt Yap Roy King-Wan Arif Wan Junaidi 21-14, 24-22.

Women’s doubles: Chen Qingchen-Jia Yifan (Chn) bt Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah 21-16, 21-16; Yuki Fukushima-Mayu Matsumoto (Jpn) bt Rin Iwanaga-Kie Nakanishi (Jpn) 21-14, 21-10; Li Yijing-Luo Xumin (Chn) bt Kim Hye-jeong-Kong Hee-yong (Kor) 21-15, 21-14; Chiharu Shida-Arisa Igarashi (Jpn) bt Baek Ha-na-Lee So-hee (Kor) 21-16, 10-8, rtd.

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Aaron-Wooi Yik keep Malaysian hopes alive in French Open

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PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik kept the Malaysian flag flying in the French Open by reaching the semi-finals.

On a day when all other Malaysians fell, Aaron-Wooi Yik showed their battling qualities to overcome Indonesia’s Sabar Gutama-Moh Reza 21-19, 16-21, 21-19 at the Glaz Arena in Cesson Sevigne on Friday (Oct 24).

Aaron-Wooi Yik stayed composed in a closely fought match to come out on top in 64 minutes to gain sweet revenge over the world No. 11 Indonesians after losing to them in their only meeting before this in the World Tour Finals in Hangzhou last December.

Aaron-Wooi Yik credited their composure during the crucial stages of the match for the win.

“Sticking to our strategy during the crucial moments was very important, regardless of whether we were behind or leading,” Aaron told the Badminton World Federation (BWF).

Wooi Yik said: “Physically, we are not in our best condition but mentally, we have prepared well.”

The world No. 2 pair will take on another Indonesian duo Fajar Alfian-Shohibul Fikri on Saturday (Oct 25) for a place in the final.

Fajar-Shohibul prevented an all-Malaysian last four match by beating Yap Roy King-Wan Arif Wan Junaidi 21-14, 24-22.

Meanwhile, it was heartbreak for Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani, Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun and women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah.

Sze Fei-Izzuddin narrowly went down 14-21, 21-17, 23-25 to Denmark’s Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen while Wei Chong-Kai Wun suffered a 21-18, 14-21, 10-21 defeat at the hands of South Korea’s reigning world champions Seo Seung-jae-Kim Won-ho.

Pearly-Thinaah found China’s Paris Olympic champions Chen Qingchen-Jia Yifan tough to handle and lost out 16-21, 16-21.

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Ee Wei stands by Tang Jie as injury clouds Hylo bid

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PETALING JAYA: Mixed doubles shuttler Toh Ee Wei has backed partner Chen Tang Jie to make a quick recovery from a shoulder injury ahead of the Hylo Open starting on Tuesday in Saarbrucken, Germany.

Tang Jie was troubled by the shoulder problem and could not play at his best which ultimately led to the pair going down 9-21, 18-21 to Hong Kong’s Tang Chun Man-Tse Ying Suet in the French Open quarter-finals at the Glaz Arena in Cesson Sevigne yesterday.

Tang Jie suffered pain in his right shoulder before the match but he went on to play with Ee Wei.

The pair struggled badly in the first game before putting up a better fight in the second after the 27-year-old had some cold spray on the affected area.

It was not enough though to prevent the defeat in 37 minutes.

Despite fears over Tang Jie’s physical condition, Ee Wei is confident that her partner will be able to play in the Hylo Open.

“This (injury) is not a big problem for us. Sometimes, I’m injured too, so my partner will cover for me,” said Ee Wei in a post match interview with the Badminton World Federation (BWF).

“We chose to play and gave our best for every point. We just tried to get as many points as possible.

“This is the first time that our game was affected by the injury to Tang Jie. We need to learn from this and try again in the next tournament. We will keep going after this.”

Tang Jie said: “I was not at my best condition and that made the situation tougher for us.”

“Before entering the court, I could not lift up my hand but I played on, so there are no excuses for the defeat.

“This is the situation that I need to accept.

“I felt I needed to try my maximum effort. I felt sorry for my partner. We wanted to win. It was frustrating for her as well.”

It was Tang Jie-Ee Wei’s maiden defeat to world No. 8 Chun Man-Ying Suet after coming out on top in both their previous meetings.

It is the world No. 3’s first loss in the last eight since capturing the world crown in Paris in August.

Tang Jie-Ee Wei finished runners-up in the China Masters last month and made it into the last four in the Denmark Open last week.

Meanwhile, Malaysia’s challenge in the mixed doubles came to an end after world No. 9 independent pair Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie also lost 18-21, 16-21 to China’s world No. 2 Feng Yanzhe-Huang Dongping.

RESULTS

(Malaysians unless stated)

Quarter-finals

Women’s singles: Chen Yufei (Chn) bt Akane Yamaguchi (Jpn) 21-14, 16-21, 21-10; An Se-young (Kor) bt Gao Fangjie (Chn) 17-21, 21-11, 21-18; Han Yue (Chn) bt Tomoka Miyazaki (Jpn) 21-7, 14-21, 23-21; Wang Zhiyi (Chn) bt Kim Ga-eun (Kor) 22-20, 21-18.

Mixed doubles: Tang Chun Man-Tse Ying Suet (Hkg) bt Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei 21-9, 21-18; Feng Yanzhe-Huang Dongping (Chn) bt Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie 21-18, 21-16; Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Supissara Paewsampran (Tha) bt Hiroki Midorikawa-Natsu Saito (Jpn) 21-16, 21-15.

Second round

Men’s doubles: Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik bt Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi 21-10, 24-22; Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani bt Lee Jhe-huei-Yang Po-hsuan (Tpe) 18-21, 23-21, 21-14; Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun bt Ben Lane-Sean Vendy (Eng) 13-21, 21-19, 21-14; Yap Roy King-Wan Arif Wan Junaidi bt Xie Haonan-Zeng Weihan (Chn) 21-12, 21-17.

Women’s doubles: Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah bt Zhang Shuxian-Bao Lijing (Chn) 22-20, 21-15.

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