Just came back from Changsha and only to learn that once again, Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan have lost to Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong

On record, that's their fourth defeat to the MAS pair. In addition, Kido/Hendra suffered two more defeats at the Asian Games and the friendly match pre Sudirman Cup. So, 0-6
I didn't watch the match but looking at the scoreline, its about the same as the Macau Open semi-final, which is pretty disheartening. They appear to have lost their confidence even before the match started

At least, Hendra A. Gunawan/Joko Riyadi managed to push Koo/Tan pretty hard in their second round match. On the contrary, Kido/Hendra surrendered meekly
X-Ball made a good point when he said that Kido/Hendra looked too serious and tense when facing Koo/Tan. In fact, this was mentioned by Sigit Pamungkas in his post match analysis with the pair after the Macau Open. Yet, Kido/Hendra still never learnt their lesson
ctjcad was also right in saying that Koo/Tan would be their achilles heel in the effort to win a gold medal at the Olympics next year. Unless Kido/Hendra can find a way to beat Koo/Tan (or at least take a set off them in the upcoming French Open if both pairs do progress to the SF again), then, they better hope that they are not drawn against Koo/Tan in the same half
