PETALING JAYA: From a survivor to a believer – that’s how profitable the Korean Open title has reworked Tan Kian Meng (pic).
He now believes that he has the standard to match one of the best in huge tournaments and turn into a longtime combined doubles pair on the planet with Lai Pei Jing. On Sunday, the duo ended their five-year title drought by lifting the Open title in Suncheon City.
Kian Meng stated the subsequent transfer was to concentrate on the Asian Championships in Manila from April 26-May 1 after the duo determined to not make an try and strive for back-to-back titles by withdrawing from the Korean Masters, which begins in Gwangju City in the present day.
Kian Meng will solely participate within the males’s doubles with Tan Wee Kiong in Gwangju City.
“The Korean Open win has boosted our confidence that we can match the top pairs. We need to focus on consistency and produce quality results,” stated Kian Meng.
“We cannot be beating a pair easily in one tournament and losing to another easily in the next tournament.
“We had some good results but the Korean Open was the breakthrough we needed and now our next aim is to do well in the Asian meet.
“It’s a big tournament where the top pairs will be playing and we want to maintain our consistency and perform well in Manila.
“We won’t be playing in the Korean Masters and will be selective about tournaments.
Pei Jing needed a rest and wanted to focus on her preparation for the Asian Championships. She will return to Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday (tomorrow).”
In the Korean Masters, Kian Meng-Wee Kiong will play third seeds Pramudya Kusumawardana-Yeremia Rambitan of Indonesia in the present day.
Independent pairs Goh V Shem-Low Juan Shen and Nur Azriyn Ayub-Lim Khim Wah are additionally within the fray however high seeds Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi have withdrawn from the match most probably to concentrate on their preparation for the Thomas Cup Finals which will probably be held in Bangkok from May 8-15.
In the combined doubles, Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie will lead Malaysia’s cost within the absence of Kian Meng-Pei Jing and Yew Sin-Goh Liu Ying. The different combined pairs hoping to come back good are Chan Peng Soon-Toh Ee Wei and Choong Hon Jian-Yap Cheng Wen.
Goh Jin Wei will get to play in two occasions.
In the singles, she has been drawn to play Phittayaporn Chaiwan of Thailand within the first spherical.
Jin Wei and Soong Joo Ven additionally bought a uncommon alternative to see motion as there have been seven withdrawals within the combined doubles.
In the ladies’s doubles, Vivian Hoo-Lim Chiew Sien additionally withdrew.
The match noticed 18 withdrawals within the males’s doubles, ladies’s doubles and combined doubles however no redraw was wanted.