PETALING JAYA: Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong were never expected to reach the final of the World Championships in Paris 2010 and 12 years later, Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik have achieved their breakthrough in an almost identical pattern.
Kien Keat, having gone through the ups and downs with Boon Heong as a top Malaysian pair, has applauded the way Aaron-Wooi Yik have bounced back by playing to their true ability.
“This refreshing approach has been working for them in Tokyo. They concentrated on winning every point, not thinking whether it was the quarter-finals or last four. They played well where they won the first game 21-18 but started making mistakes in their haste to win the title. Cai Yun-Haifeng recovered and came from behind to win it.
“I was playing well but at 18-18 in the second game, I started thinking about the title and made mistakes at the crucial stage. Aaron-Wooi Yik should avoid such thoughts.”
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