Misfortune: S. Kisona falls during her second-round match against Taiwan’s Lee Yu-hsuan in the Malaysia Super 100. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star
PETALING JAYA: Shuttler S. Kisona’s knee injury continues to be a nagging problem.
When Kisona thought that all was good, she aggravated her injury and it saw her being knocked out in the first round of the Malaysia Super 100 at the Stadium Juara in Bukit Kiara yesterday.
The 2019 SEA Games gold medal winner lost 21-18, 17-21, 19-21 to Taiwan’s Lee Yu-hsuan.
“I am very disappointed. I trained so hard for this and I thought I was fully recovered but this happened,” said Kisona.
“I could have easily defeated my opponent as my starting was good and I had a good game plan in mind.
“I was trying to save one shuttle but my knee hit the ground and now it is swollen. It is near the area where I did my knee surgery.
“It gave me an instant pain and I could not do much quick movements on court – but I still managed to fight till the end of the game.
She first suffered from a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in 2014, and a medial collateral ligament (MCL) and a posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury on the right knee.
Kisona left the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) at the end of 2022 because of the injury.
“When everyone else was moving up the rank, I had a lot of pressure to keep up with the high ranked players, to recover and find my pace especially with this injury,” said Kisona.
Kisona, who is currently training under former national player coach Ho Khek Mong at Ampang Jaya Badminton Club, is however, not quitting.
While she failed to clear the opening hurdle, national No. 2 Letshanaa and Ong Xin Yee entered the second round after beating compatriot Yi Xing Ung (21-8, 21-10) and Siti Nurshuhaini Azman (21-17, 23-21) respectively.
