Former great Park Joo-bong feels that a long break between matches could either be a boon or a bane.
And that’s why he has warned Malaysia’s top men’s doubles pair Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong not to be too happy about the three days’ rest they are enjoying in the World Championships.
Due to several withdrawals, Kien Keat-Boon Heong have been handed a free ride into the third round.
They will take on Hong Kong’s Lee Chun Hei-Ng Ka Long for a place in the quarter-finals on Thursday.
“Koo and Tan have been handed the best draw. They are very lucky ... but then, most of the seeded players who had a day’s rest (on Monday) struggled in their matches today (yesterday). And Koo-Tan will have had three days’ rest ...,” said Joo-bong.
He pointed out how top seeds Xu Chen-Ma Jin of China survived a harrowing time before beating Denmark’s Mads Pieler Kolding-Kamilla Rytter Juhl 18-21, 21-17, 21-13.
Former great Park Joo-bong feels that a long break between matches could either be a boon or a bane.
And that’s why he has warned Malaysia’s top men’s doubles pair Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong not to be too happy about the three days’ rest they are enjoying in the World Championships.
Due to several withdrawals, Kien Keat-Boon Heong have been handed a free ride into the third round.
They will take on Hong Kong’s Lee Chun Hei-Ng Ka Long for a place in the quarter-finals on Thursday.
“Koo and Tan have been handed the best draw. They are very lucky ... but then, most of the seeded players who had a day’s rest (on Monday) struggled in their matches today (yesterday). And Koo-Tan will have had three days’ rest ...,” said Joo-bong.
He pointed out how top seeds Xu Chen-Ma Jin of China survived a harrowing time before beating Denmark’s Mads Pieler Kolding-Kamilla Rytter Juhl 18-21, 21-17, 21-13.