Four pro campaigners to guide Malaysia in Chong Wei’s absence

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PETALING JAYA: If there’s any major badminton event that Malaysia can brag an achievement or two in recent years, it’s in all likelihood the All-England.

Thanks to guys’ singles ace Lee Chong Wei, the broad country group had been capable of return with four titles – 2010, 2011, 2014, and 2017. But there could be no Chong Wei this time, so the kingdom will anticipate a person to convey the identity domestic. At the same time, the sector’s oldest tournament receives underneath manner on the Arena Birmingham these days.

Four pro campaigners to guide Malaysia in Chong Wei’s absence 1

The 36-year-old, who had now not played competitive badminton, seeing that he has been diagnosed with nose most cancers in July last 12 months, has deliberately made his comeback at the All-England.

But he had to change his plans to the Malaysian Open the following month to give him more time to get returned into form. In Chong Wei’s absence, all eyes will again be on the guys’ doubles and blended doubles shuttlers with Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong and Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying seen because of the quality bets.

After all, these 4 pro campaigners have featured within the tournament greater times than any in their thirteen other compatriots within the fray this week. They did not want the most effective take part; they also got here close to triumphing them. Peng Soon-Liu Ying created history because of the first Malaysian blended doubles winners when they completed runners-up to China’s Lu Kai-Huang Yaqiong in 2017.

V Shem-Wee Kiong made it to the remaining four in 2016 earlier than their hopes of becoming the first men’s doubles champions seeing that Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong in 2007 have been shattered by using Japan’s Hiroyuki Endo-Kenichi Hayakawa. The two pairs will input their first primary opponent of the yr with renewed optimism after generating a chain of excellent results.

In January, V Shem-Wee Kiong and Peng Soon-Liu Ying both received the season-starting Thailand Masters and made it to the semi-finals at Malaysian Masters a week later.

Peng Soon-Liu Ying went one step better by registering another remaining four days out on the Indonesian Masters. If something, a triumph on the All-England will boost their confidence as they build towards Olympic glory at Tokyo 2020.

As for the likes of Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi, Shevon Lai-Goh Soon Huat, and Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing, it’s time for them to exhibit the electricity of the current countrywide crew following the departure of Peng Soon and business enterprise. Rising stars, including guys’ doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and combined doubles pair Chen Tang Jie-Peck Yen Wei, can also be eager to electrify after running to their manner as much as be a part of the elites.

It may be a surreal experience for them as twelve months in the past, they likely didn’t suppose they would be competing inside the All-England.

In the women’s singles, -time global junior champion Goh Jin Wei will continue to build the credentials she grew this year. She has reached the semi-finals two times at the Malaysian Masters and German Open final week, beating the likes of world pinnacle 10 fighters, including Akane Yamaguchi, He Bingjiao, and Zhang Beiwen.