Sorry for the inactive-ness of Malaysian Sports Buzz.
To recap, there has been a lot of going ons since my last entry - some positive, some negatives.
As a follow up from the Roslin Bummer entry, the entry list for the World Championship 2007 is finally out. The Men's Singles comprises of Lee Chong Wei, Hafiz Hashim, and Lee Tsuen Seng, who is from KLRC. Wild card entry is given to Roslin Hashim. While all of us may, at first, see that it was the best compromise, leaving out the ever hardworking player, Wong Choong Hann from one of the most prestigious tournament, it wasn't really the best option a few weeks later.
Competing in the small tournaments in order to gain ranking points, Roslin fell terribly in both New Zealand Open and Cheers Asian Satellite 2007 to some unknown players while leaving the Malaysian junior, Tan Chun Seang winning those two titles.
Perhaps it's still early to judge things. We shall see in future, whether Roslin is the right choice to be the Wild Card player while in the mean time, either Chun Seang or Choong Hann seems to be a better choice.
On the bright side, having Chong Wei winning the Indonesian Open 2007 is definitely a boost to our stagnant men's singles after quite a period. The revival of Choong Tan Fook-Lee Wan Wah in both the recent super series is definitely a positive sign. Albeit losing to Cai Yun - Fu Haifeng in the finals of Singapore Open, and a week later, losing to the same opponent in the Quarterfinals of the Indonesia Open, we certainly can't complain much.
Besides, there is no more of Hafiz Hashim curse on Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong as they both too, managed to revive from their badminton death by being the semifinalist of the Indonesia Open. Just leave the curse to the source.
What more can I say? Ah...Kuan Beng Hong!! Definitely hoping that he does not sleep too much, or else his place will be taken over by the much improved Chun Seang.
The next tournament will be the Sudirman Cup, where our girls have to really deliver in order to bring up our overall coutry's dignity in this lovely sport. Let us all be optimistic, and hope that they will never let us down.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
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