BAM boss disappointed with Goh-Tan's 'yo-yo' performance
Published on: Friday, June 23, 2017
Kuala Lumpur: Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) president Datuk Seri Mohamad Norza Zakaria said he is disappointed with the "yo-yo" performance shown by national men's doubles pair Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong at the Australian Open Super Series Badminton Championship, Wednesday. The Rio 2016 Olympic silver medallists, who are the fourth seeds, were shown the exit after they lost 21-16, 13-21 and 13-21 to the unseeded Japanese pair Takuto Inoue/Yuki Kaneko in the first round of the tournament at the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre."We will hold discussions with the men's doubles head coach (Cheah Soon Kit) to evaluate the performance of Goh and Tan.
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"I am disappointed with the result but we must examine the cause of their declining performance lately," he said. He said this after a ceremony of introducing Michelle Chai Han Ching as BAM's new general manager and Dr Suresh Kumar as Malaysia Badminton Academy acting head, here Wednesday. Mohamad Norza, however, praised the mixed doubles pairs of Chan Peng Soon/Cheah Yee See and Tan Kian Meng/Lai Pei Jing who beat their respective opponents.Chan/Cheah defeated Japanese pair Takuro Hoki/Sayaka Hirota 14-21, 21-19 and 21-14, while unseeded Tan/Lai upset Olympic champions Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir from Indonesia 21-17 and 21-16 in the first round action.
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Meanwhile, BAM announced the appointment of Michelle Chai Han Ching as its new general manager and also Dr Suresh Kumar as Malaysia Badminton Academy acting head.Mohamad Norza said both individuals were selected to fill the respective posts based on their vast experience and that he was confident the duo will help the national body to achieve the mission to churn out more talented players for the country in the future.
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Prior to their appointments, Chan was the assistant Chief Executive Officer of United Arab Emirates Football Association while Dr Suresh was a consultant at a multinational company."Michelle will be tasked to look into the development of players at the junior level while Dr Suresh will focus on managing the completion of our academy and also be responsible for the implementation of a quality management system for BAM," he told a press conference to introduce the duo here, Wednesday.On the appointment, Chan, who has a 16 years experience in football administration, noted that she was delighted to return home after working abroad for the past six years."Opportunity to serve in our homeland came at the right time, so I told myself why not give it a try and the main factor that drove me to work at BAM is the effective junior development plans initiated by Mohamad Norza," said the Kedah-born who holds a Masters in Business Administration from University of Newcastle, Australia.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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