Rexy blasts Tan Fook (NST)

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  1. Malaysianfan

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    alaysia Open Championships: Rexy blasts Tan Fook!

    20 Jan 2007


    CHOONG Tan Fook lacks professionalism. That’s the reason why he and Lee Wan Wah are struggling to revive their doubles partnership.

    This was stated by national men’s doubles coach Rexy Mainaky after Tan Fook-Wan Wah, ranked World No 3, were stunned 18-21, 21-15, 21-17 by Denmark’s lowly Simon Mollyhus-Anders Kristiansen in the Malaysia Open first round on Wednesday.

    It was the Malaysian pair’s third consecutive defeat in the preliminary rounds of an international tournament.

    The duo were also dropped from the Doha Asian Games, and their replacements, Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong, went on to win the doubles gold, while another new combination — Chan Chong Ming-Hoon Thien How — defeated them in the KL Open quarter-finals last month.

    Although Rexy has said that Wan Wah looks determined to revive his career, he does not feel the same about Tan Fook whose form has been getting worse.

    "Tan Fook is not professional enough and isn’t pulling his weight in tournaments. Wan Wah seems to be covering too much for him, and this is not a good situation," said Rexy.

    "Tan Fook promises a lot but hardly delivers. Thinking that he is a better player does not help, he must start thinking as a pair.

    "Not that they don’t have the skills or are too old. Look at Jens Eriksen-Martin Lundgaard Hansen (of Denmark). They are much older but never let that affect their game and still play quality badminton."

    "The younger pairs are already putting the pressure on them, and Tan Fook, who is worried about that fact, must buck up."

    Rexy’s other concern is the inconsistent form of World No 7 Lin Woon Fui-Fairuzizuan Tazari. They were shocked by Japan’s Shuichi Sakamoto-Shintaro Ikeda in the second round of the Malaysia Open, and failed to get past the preliminary rounds of the Doha Asian Games.

    Rexy said winning an international title could change their fortunes.

    "Woon Fui and Fairuz will focus more on the grand prix tournaments and only play in selected Super Series events. They need to win a title to change their mindset," said Rexy.

    "They play well against faster pairs but struggle against pairs who can vary the pace, especially against the Europeans.

    "This is the technical aspect we are trying to improve so that they become a more complete pair."
     
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    Badminton:Tan Fook-Wan Wah get two more chances
    LONG-serving veterans Choong Tan Fook and Lee Wan Wah could be going separate ways if they continue to struggle in their next two tournaments.
    National doubles coach Rexy Mainaky is giving just only two more chances before deciding on their future as a pair.
    In the ongoing Malaysian Open, the world number four went down to unheralded Simon Mollyhus-Anders Kristiansen of Denmark in the first round.
    In fact, they have hardly produced any outstanding performance since their second round defeat at the World Championships in Madrid.
    Rexy said that he would have a serious discussion with the duo after the Korean Open (Jan 23-28) and the All-England (March 6-11).
    “I am reviewing every pair’s performances after three meets. For now, Tan Fook-Wan Wah will compete in the Korean Open and All-England.”
    The other pairs in the Malaysian stable are Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong, Chan Chong Ming-Hoon Thien Hoon, Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari-Lin Woon Fui, Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif-Gan Teik Chai and Tan Bin Shen-Ong Soon Hock.
    Rexy said one of the options could be to pair off the veterans with younger players.
    “The veterans can still play but they are not producing the results. They can be paired with the youngsters. But this is only an option. Let’s wait and see,” he added.
    Tan Fook-Wan Wah won the 2004 Malaysian Open and last year’s Asian Badminton Championships title but they have not won any other major title. Their best finishing was as All-England runners-up twice.
    Wan Wah, however, was determined to make a strong comeback at the Korean Open to keep alive their partnership.
    “We are just struggling to find our form back. All we need now is a breakthrough,” he said.
    “It is not fair to say that I played well or my partner played badly. We are together in this. Our defeat in the Malaysian Open was a wake-up call,” added Wan Wah.
     
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    I hope they will treasure this tow chances given by rexy coz overall they are still very experience pair.
     
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    CTF/LWW should learn from Jens/Martin
     

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