Shuttlers down to just Peng Soon-Liu Ying and Joo Ven in Australia

Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying in action against China's Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping at quarter-finals match of Celcom Axiata Malaysia Open. -Faihan Ghani/The Star.

PETALING JAYA: Inconsistency remains the biggest problem plaguing Malaysian shuttlers as the Tokyo Olympics qualification campaign gets into full swing.

It’s only the second round of the Australian Open – the second tournament on the world badminton circuit to offer ranking points towards qualification for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics – and all the nation’s top bets have fallen by the wayside in Sydney.