Olympic year will be tough, korea 3 pairs, Indonesia 3-4 pairs, China 3-4 pairs, Denmark 2 pairs, Japan 2 pairs, Taiwan 1 pair, thaila ? Not much space left for top20
hopefully this mickey mouse title can be their stepping stone to move more forward. and please change some style to more attacking. TBH is one of the badass killer..
Only two pairs are eligible from each country providing that both pairs are top 8. Which means that they will have to be ranked higher than Goh/Tan to pretty much qualify. (Assuming their rank is high enough after surpassing those two). Currently, Goh/Tan would be rank #10 if I read the rules correctly if the Olympic qualification period ended today.
Mauritius is an IS ... Prize money of 540 USD for Doubles Title winners ... that's 270 USD each ... Lunch money for KKK & TBH?
KKK & TBH have dropped out of Mauritius International. I guess the young Indian pair of Shlok Ramchandran & Sanyam Shukla will win.
Looks like both Malaysian pairs have withdrawn from US open, both KKK/TBH, and HTH/LKW. Anyone with a clue what happened?
oh HTH/LKW have been promoted to main draw, while KKK/TBH have withdrawn. KKK didn't pass fitness test at customs clearance....? LOL!!!
Just play and quit worrying whats on the other side of the net. Sitting close to the action, I despair seeing/hearing their coach encouraging this pair to take thing lightly when they are in a position to win the match. They would begin to play funny shots, laugh at their mishits when not under pressure, list goes on and on. Meanwhile, their coach at courtside - "Kita enjoy ur; satu lagi ur". "Youth is wasted on the young" comes to mind. This pair can play, there is no doubt in that quarters. What they lack is discipline and mental strength. Its the same thing with hoon/lim and goh/tan. Seeing some of them close up in recent GPG and SS, I can see why Msian bmton is shot.
you mean these young pairs need to be like the era of Cheah Soon Kit/Yap Kim Hock, Razif/Jalani, Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah & Chan Chong Ming/Chew Choon Eng...?
KKK/TBH were still planning to go to US Open. They emailed two weeks before the tournament asking if they can still get accreditation and etc. but then 2 days before, they decided to not go.