Quarter-final target for V Shem-Wee Kiong in Japan Open


National doubles pair Tan Wee Kiong (left) and Goh V Shem in action at the Malaysian Open badminton tournament in April. - The STAR Filepic

KUALA LUMPUR: Shuttlers Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong left for the Japan Open in Tokyo with a big challenge on their shoulders.

National coach Jeremy Gan wants V Shem-Wee Kiong to make at least the quarter-finals of the tournament, which is the seventh leg of the Badminton World Federation’s (BWF) 12-leg Superseries Tour.

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