Flandi faces first real test

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has made many changes in its badminton coaching set-up but only one has raised the eyebrows of Japan’s head coach Park Joo-bong – the appointment of Flandi Limpele (pic) as the men’s doubles head coach. Last month, the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) coaching director Wong Choong Hann revealed his new team, which included Flandi and former international Chan Chong Ming as the new faces.

Flandi replaced Paulus Firman, who was moved to helm the mixed doubles department while Chong Ming was named as the women’s doubles head.