Skip to main content

Chong Wei tekad kekal rangking pilihan utama dunia


Kuala Lumpur: Pemain nombor satu dunia, Datuk Lee Chong Wei memutuskan untuk menyertai kejohanan Siri Super Terbuka India 24-29 April ini, bagi memastikan rankingnya kekal teratas menjelang Kejohanan Dunia di Guangzhou, Ogos depan.

Chong Wei ke New Delhi lewat petang semalam, membuat keputusan saat akhir selepas pemain nombor dua dunia Chen Long muncul naib juara Kejohanan Badminton Asia (ABC) di Taiwan, semalam.

“Ya saya baru hendak berlepas ke New Delhi. Saya perlu beraksi bagi mengekalkan kedudukan selaku pilihan utama di Kejohanan Dunia nanti,” kata Chong Wei.

Chong Wei adalah naib juara tahun lalu pernah muncul juara pada 2011, dijangka mudah menjuarai kejuaraan kali ini tanpa kehadiran pemain utama China.

Pemain harapan negara ini akan membuka cabaran menentang Scott Evans dari Ireland dengan kemungkinan Wong Wing Ki menjadi lawan di pusingan kedua.

Pilihan kelima dari India, Kashyap Parupalli atau juara Olimpik Athens, Taufik Hidayat dari Indonesia.
Malah Chong Wei diramal berdepan pilihan kedua, Sony Dwi Kuncoro (Indonesia) di final.

Terbuka India yang akan memulakan aksi kelayakan esok, bakal menyaksikan tumpuan terarah kepada Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong yang diharap menamatkan kemarau kejuaraan selain gandingan kedua negara, Hoon Thien How-Tan Wee Kiong yang belum meraih kejuaraan di pentas senior.

Kejohanan ini juga menjadi tapak mengukuhkan semula cengkaman beregu wanita negara, Vivian Hoo-Woon Khe Wei.

Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying juga seharusnya mempamerkan prestasi terbaik dengan mencabar kejuaraan tanpa kehadiran pasangan China, untuk menjadi tonik berharga ke Kejohanan Dunia.



Oleh Mohd Hilmie Hussin, ARENA - HARIAN METRO

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Ex-coach's jail sentence cut to a year

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal yesterday sentenced former athletics coach C. Ramanathan to 12 months' jail for molesting two junior athletes 19 years ago. A three-man bench led by Datuk Mohd Hishamudin Mohd Yunus unanimously dismissed Ramanathan's appeal against conviction, but varied the jail sentence of four years to a year, which was to run concurrently. Following yesterday's ruling, Ramanathan, 75, a former teacher, walked out a free man as he had served 10 months in Kajang Prison. Convicts get one-third remission for good behaviour while in prison. However, he will lose his pension. Hishamudin, who sat with Datuk Abdul Wahab Patail and Datuk Linton Albert, said the court found no merit to overturn the conviction. "However, in reducing the sentence, we considered Ramanathan's age and the long years the appeal has taken." Deputy public prosecutor Awang Armadajaya Awang Mahmud submitted that then High Court judge Tan Sri Abdull Hamid E...
2 comments
Read more

Govt Always Gives Emphasis To Sporting Culture, Says PM

KUALA TERENGGANU, May 29 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badaw i said the government always gives emphasis on cultivating a strong sporting culture in achieving excellence at the international level. As such, the Prime Minister said, it was important to scout for young talents in sports. "I observe that the Malaysia Games (Sukma) has become one of the important platforms to do so. "In this arena, the potentials and skills of the youngsters can be identified for development so that they can achieve greater success in sports," he said in his message in the souvenir book of the 12th Sukma from May 31 until June 9. Abdullah said he was aware that competition in sports was very keen and challenging but this did not mean that Malaysian athletes were incapable of competing at the international level. "The fact is that we have all the characteristics required to be excellent. We must inculcate a strong fighting spirit so that we don't easily surrender,...
1 comment
Read more

Chance to catch Messi and company

  FAM deputy president Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah and vice president Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin with FC Barcelona chief executive officer Antoni Rossich yesterday. Pic by Osman Adnan LIONEL Messi's presence alone could sell half the tickets despite reigning world club champions FC Barcelona's date with a Malaysian XI at the National Stadium on Aug 10 falling on the third day of Hari Raya. The much anticipated visit of the four-time European champions comes with expectations from fans who want a full star-studded line-up. "The summer will be a busy period with a lot of uncertainty with players moving away and coming in. "But yes, our plans are to bring our full team here," said FC Barcelona chief executive officer Antoni Rossich yesterday. Rossich was speaking at the announcement of the friendly match, which is part of the three-match FC Barcelona Asia Tour 2013, which sees the giants also visiting China and Thailand. Also pre...
2 comments
Read more