*Source: DTN News / Int'l Media
(NSI News Source Info) HYDERABAD, India - August 11, 2009: Malaysia's veteran men's doubles pair Choong Tan Fook and Lee Wan Wah were shown an early exit by in
the Yonex-Sunrise World Badminton Championship by American pair Howard Bach-Tony Gunawan here Tuesday.
the Yonex-Sunrise World Badminton Championship by American pair Howard Bach-Tony Gunawan here Tuesday.The Americans, who won the 2005 world championship title, took the first game 15-21 but the seasoned Malaysian doubles pair clawed back to win the second 21-18 and force the match into a rubber.
In the deciding game the Malaysian pair, though trailing for most of the match, fought hard to draw level at 19-19 and 20-20 but eventually buckled under pressure to concede the match 21-23.
"They (Americans) played very well and we allowed them to pull away many times. Luck was on their side," Wan Wah told reporters after the match.
Meanwhile, Gunawan said the victory in the first match gave them the encouragement to fight the Malaysians.
"Winning the first game gave us confidence but we were slow in the second. It was a nervy ending but we were a little lucky too," said Gunawan.
Malaysia recorded another loss today when Goh Liu Ying/Chan Peng Soon lost tamely 16-21, 12-21 in the mixed doubles to China's Zheng Bo-Ma Jin pair.
Meanwhile, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) chief operating officer Thomas Lund told the media that the suspected coach (without naming the coach) attending the championship was still undergoing treatment and it is yet to confirm whether he was infected by the influenza A (H1N1).
"The coach is only receiving general treatment for flu like symptoms. So far there is no confirmed diagnosis and the presenting symptoms indicated that the likelihood of this being H1N1 is small," he said.
This morning a Malaysian doubles coach was admitted to the Chest Hospital in the city for treatment.
No comments:
Post a Comment