Petaling Jaya: The doubles pairs were the biggest let down as Malaysia crashed 3-1 to Japan in the quarter-finals of the Asian Junior badminton championships at the Likas Indoor Stadium in Kota Kinabalu.
Traditional Malaysian produced strong doubles partnerships, especially in the junior high school level- and Chen Chong Ming-Jeremy Gan (1997), Chong Ming-Teo Kok Seng (1998), Koo Kien Keat-Ong Soon Hock(2002) and Mak Hee Chun-Teoh Kok Siang (2008) have won the Asian junior titles.
But since Nielsen HEG- Teo Ee Yi won easily in the 2011 World Youth Championship, has been a lapse of quality and showed yesterday.
In mixed doubles, Chua Khek Wei-Yap Cheng Wen blew lost the first game 20-18 lead 20-22, 17-21 Japan's Hashiru shimono-Wakana length of the original although the top junior ace Song Yu Master brought back to Malaysia beat Inoue Take the levels 21-16, 21-15.
But Darren isaac Devadass-Ong Yew Sin muffed their chances as they went down in three games to Yugo Kobayashi-Takuro Hoki in the boys' doubles.
National junior doubles coach Pang Cheh Chang believes that his charges shot themselves in the foot by failing to execute their game plan properly.
"It's quite disappointing to lose to japan,especially since they were beaten 5-0 by Thailand yesterday," said Chen Chang.
"Khek Wei-Cheng Wen had the advantage in the first game, instead of going for the safe shots, they decided to be too fancy and ended up losing. Darren-Yew Sin were too defensive in the deciding rubber and that gave the advantage to the Japanese.
Meanwhile, in the semi-finals, China reaffirmed their ascend back to the top by crushing Japan 3-0. They will take on South Korea, who defeated Indonesia 3-1, for the title.
News from:http://www.thestar.com.my/Sport/Badminton/2013/07/09/Doubles-letdown-in-Asian-Juniors.aspx
By. Wk
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