National doubles chief coach Rexy Mainaky wants more action and not mere talk from Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari-Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif after the duo’s disappointing outing in Europe.
Rexy had rated them highly after the duo vowed to do well in Europe. But the world No. 4 went down tamely to Hwang Ji-man-Han Sang-hoon of South Korea in the quarter-finals of the All-England and suffered a shocking first round defeat to Shintaro Ikeda-Shuichi Sakamoto of Japan in the Swiss Open last week.
With the back-to-back defeats and the decision to skip the India Open (March 24-29) and the Asian Badminton Championships in South Korea (April 7-12), the duo are certain to lose ground as the country’s top ranked pair in the world standings.
Rexy is optimistic that the duo will keep to their promise of giving better commitment in training to become worthy candidates for honour at the World Championships in India in August.
“I remember that these players vowed to give their commitment in training after missing out on the Malaysian Open (in January this year) due to Zakry’s injury,” said Rexy.
“Being committed means that they have to be disciplined in all areas of training. So, I hope this time, they will honour their words when they say they are committed.”
Rexy said that Zakry and Fairuzizuan, who had been without a title since winning back-to-back Super Series titles in Indonesia and Singapore in June last year, were highly skilled players.
“They will usually complement it with fast movement to deceive their opponents. This was their strong point in the past. In Europe though, their movements were slow and it made them easy target for their opponents,” he said.
“I hope Zakry and Fairuzizuan will not be demoralised. They have to look into every defeat and find ways to become better players.”
Besides Zakry-Fairuzizuan, Rexy would also find ways to help reigning Swiss Open champions Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong to be more consistent in their performances.
Kien Keat-Boon Heong went down tamely to Mathias Boe-Carsten Morgensen in the quarter-finals of the All-England but played superbly to exact revenge over the same Danes to win at the title at the Swiss Open.
Rexy had rated them highly after the duo vowed to do well in Europe. But the world No. 4 went down tamely to Hwang Ji-man-Han Sang-hoon of South Korea in the quarter-finals of the All-England and suffered a shocking first round defeat to Shintaro Ikeda-Shuichi Sakamoto of Japan in the Swiss Open last week.
With the back-to-back defeats and the decision to skip the India Open (March 24-29) and the Asian Badminton Championships in South Korea (April 7-12), the duo are certain to lose ground as the country’s top ranked pair in the world standings.
Rexy is optimistic that the duo will keep to their promise of giving better commitment in training to become worthy candidates for honour at the World Championships in India in August.
“I remember that these players vowed to give their commitment in training after missing out on the Malaysian Open (in January this year) due to Zakry’s injury,” said Rexy.
“Being committed means that they have to be disciplined in all areas of training. So, I hope this time, they will honour their words when they say they are committed.”
Rexy said that Zakry and Fairuzizuan, who had been without a title since winning back-to-back Super Series titles in Indonesia and Singapore in June last year, were highly skilled players.
“They will usually complement it with fast movement to deceive their opponents. This was their strong point in the past. In Europe though, their movements were slow and it made them easy target for their opponents,” he said.
“I hope Zakry and Fairuzizuan will not be demoralised. They have to look into every defeat and find ways to become better players.”
Besides Zakry-Fairuzizuan, Rexy would also find ways to help reigning Swiss Open champions Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong to be more consistent in their performances.
Kien Keat-Boon Heong went down tamely to Mathias Boe-Carsten Morgensen in the quarter-finals of the All-England but played superbly to exact revenge over the same Danes to win at the title at the Swiss Open.
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