Doubles pair falters yet again to Indonesia's No. 2


Wee Kiong (right) and V Shem were just not good enough against Angga Pratama-Ricky Karanda Suwardi of Indonesia.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s top men doubles pair Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong have to make an honest assessment of where they stand in world badminton.

Three defeats in four months to Indonesia’s second ranked pair is not a statistic that augurs well for their aspirations to qualify and win a medal at next year’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

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