Pick up the pieces

Luckless: Malaysia’s top doubles pair Tan Wee Kiong (left) and Goh V Shem have yet to win a title this year.

KUALA LUMPUR: It’s time to face the painful truth – it’s not one of the best years for Malaysian badminton at the top level.

And newly appointed Badminton Association of Malaysia coaching director Wong Choong Hann has accepted that reality after only one mixed doubles pair – Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying – qualified for next month’s World Tour Finals in Guangzhou, China.