PETALING JAYA: Thank you, Road to Gold (RTG).
National doubles coaching director Rexy Mainaky and men’s doubles head coach Herry Iman Pierngadi have expressed their gratitude to the elite athletes programme committee after they were rewarded with salary increases following the good performances of several doubles shuttlers.
Mixed doubles and women’s doubles coaches Nova Widianto and Rosman Razak were also given a pay rise.
“I’m really happy to see the coaches get appreciated for their achievements and hard work. Thanks to RTG,” said Rexy, who was redesignated from the national coaching director to managing the doubles in March.
Herry, who was only appointed by the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) in February echoed Rexy’s sentiments.
“Of course I feel happy and I want to thank RTG for rewarding the coaches,” said Herry.
Herry has made a stunning impact in a short time since taking over from Tan Bin Shen, guiding world No. 2 Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik to the Asian Championships gold in April, Thailand Open and Singapore Open titles last month.
The experienced Indonesian also helped world No. 7 Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun win the Malaysian Masters last month.
Wei Chong-Kai Wun beat Aaron-Wooi Yik in an all-Malaysian final in the home tourney.
Meanwhile, under Rosman, Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah won the Thailand Open, finished runners-up in the Indonesian Open and reached a career-high No. 3 in the world recently.
Nova has also done well to produce two mixed pairs – Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei (No. 4) and Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin (No. 13) – in the world’s top 20 since joining BAM at the end of 2022.
