Kim Her thinks Selangor Open is a blessing for reformed Malaysian pairs – Badminton news
The Maybank Selangor Open has turned into a blessing in disguise for newly formed Malaysian doubles teams as they will have proper on-court and off-court time to gel.
The players have been subjected to this trial right after the Thomas and Uber Cups qualifying rounds and just before the series of European badminton events.
The Malaysian doubles head coach Tan Kim Her, who recently was busy in make-break pair task and came up with some unique formations, is happy that his boys will have a proper practicing sessions.
The coach split the duo Lim Khim Wah-Goh V Shem by putting V Shem and Teo Kok Siang together again while Lim Khim Wah was paired with Ong Jian Guo. Kim Her thinks this event is a good warm-up run for the couples before they race for coming series of German
Open, All England Championships and the Swiss Open.
He said, “As far as I am concerned, this tournament is an additional practice for them as they only play one session. V. Shem-Kok Siang and Hee Chun-Wee Kiong can only get some warm-up before they play in Europe and I also wanted Kien Keat and Boon Heong
to play here.”
The Malaysian couples will be sweating hard to build their bond and it is not going to be an easy task for them as they just have a weak before the European tourneys.
The coach believes that the second Malaysian pair Kien Keat and Boon Heong also will not mind a couple of good games to elevate their cumulative performance.
Kim Her said, “Kien Keat and Boon Heong only play in the All England and as such a few days in this tournament is not going to affect their performance.”
All these pairs have a first round bye and they have been granted direct entry to the second round of the Selangor Open where the duo Hee Chun-Wee Kiong is locking horns with a low ranked couple Juan Shen-Tan Yip Jiun.
The experienced couple Chan Chong Ming-Lee Wan Wah is going to give veteran duo V Shem- Teo Kok Siang a chance to revive their old chemistry.
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