Friday, August 08, 2014

Malaysia, The Power House of Badminton?

In the recently concluded Commonwealth Game held in Glasgow, Malaysia only managed to secure three out of the six medals for Badminton event.
Malaysia Mixed Team
Women's Doubles: Vivian Khoo & Woon Khe Wei
Men's Doubles: Goh V Shem & Tan Wee Kiong
Malaysia has been a dominant force in Badminton since the inception of Commonwealth Game in 1966. Since 1990, Malaysia has been winning at least three of the five individual events. This time, Malaysia failed to secure the Men's Singles. The absence of Lee Chong Wei was surely a factor.

Singapore's rise in badminton is a surprise when Derek Wong made it to the Men's Singles Final and winning a silver.

Malaysia potential Gold medalist Chong Wei Feng ranked 18 was ousted by the 34th rank R M V Gurusaidutt of India in the Quarter Final.

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