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Badminton: Apa Langkah Seterusnya Buat Koo Dan Tan?

Daripada Dan Guen Chin

SINGAPURA, 17 Jun (Bernama) -- Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong, pilihan nombor satu, tewas di Terbuka Li Ning Singapura dan persoalannya sekarang ialah betapa regu itu mampu menampilkan diri di pentas hadapan badminton dunia.

Prestasi pasangan Malaysia itu tidak begitu menarik, dengan mudah ditundukkan oleh regu Korea Selatan Ko Sung Hyun/Yoo Yeon Seong 19-21, 13-21 pada pusingan kedua regu lelaki dan ini menimbulkan banyak persoalan.

Ke mana perginya semangat juang mereka? Mereka dikalahkan dengan mudah khusus ketara pada game kedua.

Ketika mereka akhir sekali bertemu di perlawanan akhir Terbuka Swiss pada Mac, jurang mata tidaklah begitu ketara walaupun Korea menang 21-16, 21-18.

"Saya akui Koo dan Tan tidak dapat menyaingi kepantasan pemain Korea hari ini dan mereka perlu banyak bekerja keras oleh kerana Kejohanan Dunia semakin hampir," kata jurulatih regu kebangsaan Rexy Mainaky.

Tapi, walapun Koo dan Tan tewas, satu lagi regu Malaysia, Gan Teik Chai/Tan Bin Shen mara ke lapan terakhir dengan kemenangan 23-21, 21-16 ke atas pemain Indonesia Muhammad Ahsan dan Bona Septan.

Pasangan no 15 dunia itu, akan menentang regu yang menewaskan Tan dan Koo dalam lapan terakhir, esok dan bagi Teik Chai, Terbuka Singapura membawa kenangan manis untuknya.

"Dua tahun lepas saya mara ke separuh akhir dengan Woon Lin Fui tetapi tewas kepada Zakry Latiff dan Fairuzizuan Tazari. Saya punya rakan lain sekarang tetapi matalamat saya masih sama, untuk mara ke peringkat akhir sekurang-kurangnya.

Cabaran perseorangan Malaysia, selain pemain nombor satu dunia Datuk Lee Chong Wei, berakhir hari ini dengan kekalahan Hafiz Hashim kepada pemain Belanda Dicky Palyama 8-21, 13-21 pada pusingan kedua mereka dan kekalahan Wong Choon Hann kepada pemain Vietnam Nguyen Tien Minh 5-21, 16-21 pada perlawanan pusingan pembukaan yang tertangguh.

-- BERNAMA

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