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Badminton: Hope on women's pair

Wong Pei Tty (front) and Chin Eei Hui are the ones BAM are banking on to win gold in the Sea Games in Indonesia.
Wong Pei Tty (front) and Chin Eei Hui are the ones BAM are banking on to win gold in the Sea Games in Indonesia.
 
THE BA of Malaysia (BAM) still harbours hopes of winning gold at the Sea Games in Indonesia despite Lee Chong Wei and men's doubles Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong not competing. Instead BAM will be depending on women's doubles Wong Pei Tty-Chin Eei Hui and mixed doubles Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying to deliver despite the obvious challenge of hosts Indonesia who will be gunning for a clean sweep of the seven gold medals on offer.

Malaysia surprised many by winning the women's team gold two years ago while Pei Tty-Eeu Hui secured the second gold medal.

BAM scretary Ng Chin Chai said Malaysia will be going for gold in the Sea Games although Chong Wei will be giving the event a miss.
"It will be tough without Chong Wei and Kien Keat-Boon Heong, but the back-up players will have the opportunity to break through in Indonesia," said Chin Chai.

"Despite the absence of our top players, we will still be fighting for gold as Pei Tty-Eei Hui and Peng Soon-Liu Ying should be around. They are capable of battling for gold. We are also hoping for some surprises from the others.

"Back-up pair Goh Wei Shem-Lim Khim Wah have been showing good progress while the second spot is going to be an affair to fill the void left by Kien Keat-Boon Heong.

"Players like Liew Daren, Chong Wei Feng and Chan Kwong Beng as well as back-up Arif Latif and Goh Soon Huat are in the running for the men's singles slots."

BAM may decide to name a new combination for the men's doubles after Zakry Latif and Fairuzizuan Tazari quit the parent body last week and two new combinations -- Tan Wee Kiong-Hoon Thien How and Mak Hee Chun-Ong Soon Hock -- will battle to be Malaysia's second doubles.

However, the presence of Olympic champions Markis Kido-Hendra Setiawan and Muhammad Ahsan-Bona Septano, who were semi-finalists in the World Championships in London, means Indonesia will be clear favourites for the men's doubles.

Mixed doubles will also be a tough call as Ahmad Tantowi-Liliyana Natsir of Indonesia are the favourites which means Pei Tty-Eei Hui appear to be the only genuine contenders for gold, but only if the Malaysians can end their losing streak against favourites Meiliana Jauhari-Greysia Polii of Indonesia.

Read more: NST

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