Winds of exchange

KUALA LUMPUR:

Pang Cheh Chang is ready to be demoted even as Hendrawan may also play a brand new role as the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) make every other exchange in their education setup.

Cheh Chang becomes the head train of the combined doubles department considering early remaining 12 months. Still, within a previous couple of days, he has been visible coaching the juniors on the Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS). The mixed doubles players did nicely under Cheh Chang over the last twelve months, but it’s learned that several seniors preferred an exchange. Yesterday, the most effective Chin Ee Hui turned into visible education the countrywide gamers, together with Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie, Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing at the Academy Badminton Malaysia (ABM).

Ee Hui, who gained 2016 educate of the yr award for steering Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying to a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, became the head trainer of the combined doubles branch earlier than Cheh Chang took over. It seems like Ee Hui is ready to be the head train once more, and it is possible to be assisted by using Teo Kok Siang. A statement of the changes is expected to be made at the education and training (CNT) committee assembly next Friday. The popularity of former world champion Hendrawan as the men’s singles train will also be decided at some stage in the CNT.

Hendrawan has a settlement with the BAM until next yr’s Tokyo Olympic Games. Still, he is without a player to educate following the retirement of three-time Olympic silver medallist Lee Chong Wei these days. BAM secretary Datuk Ng Chin Chai stated there might be an opportunity for the country full body to move the 46-yr-vintage to every other department inside the squad. “We’ve not received any resignation letter from Hendrawan, so he’s going to live with us. We may additionally assign him to any other branch as he has an agreement with us until subsequent year,” stated Chin Chai.

One of the alternatives is to have his paintings in the ladies’ singles branch; Datuk Tey Seu Bock presently heads that and assists, Loh Wei Sheng. There are six ladies’ singles players in the squad. When asked whether or not BAM might don’t forget assigning Hendrawan to the country full junior squad headed by Kwan Yoke Meng, Chin Chai said: “He can visit any department, but we’ll have to discuss first as the juniors are treated via some other committee.

“The development committee monitors juniors in Bukit Jalil Sports School even as we at the CNT watch over the national squad,” he delivered. Datuk Misbun Sidek is the top of the cutting-edge 10-member men’s singles squad and is assisted through another Indonesian in the former world No. 4 Indra Wijaya. The nine gamers are countrywide No. 1 Lee Zii Jia, Soong Joo Ven, Cheam June Wei, Lim Chi Wing, Tan Jia Wei, Leong Jun Hao, Muhd Ziyad Tah, Lim Chong King, Aidil Sholeh Ali Sadikin, and Ng Tze Yong.