PETALING JAYA: National men’s doubles shuttlers Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun are looking at small details to make a huge impact in the World Championships from Aug 25-31 in Paris.
As it will be their second world meet, Wei Chong-Kai Wun have raised the bar higher by setting a medal target.
Since making their debuts in the last edition in 2023 in Copenhagen, Wei Chong-Kai Wun have come a long way and are keen to make their marks.
The world No. 7 pair reached the third round in Copenhagen before going down in three games to China’s Liang Weikeng-Wang Chang and are out to do better this time.
Despite their promise in the past few years, Wei Chong-Kai Wun were dogged by inconsistency
The duo though are slowly finding their feet this year and captured the World Tour Super 500 Indonesian Masters and Malaysian Masters titles.
Wei Chong-Kai Wun have also been steady lately, reaching at least the quarter-finals in all their past five tournaments.
“The World Championships is one of the biggest competitions this year and we want to try to win a medal,” said Kai Wun after a training session at the Academy Badminton Malaysia (ABM) in Bukit Kiara yesterday.
“It won’t be easy as we will likely be drawn against one of the top four seeded pairs in the last eight but we hope to overcome whoever we face.”
Wei Chong-Kai Wun will be guaranteed at least a bronze if they make it into the last four.
The pair, who are hungry for a breakthrough in bigger events, believe small details can be the difference between winning and losing and hope to get it right during matches.
“If you see in the men’s doubles, there’s not much difference between pairs in the top 20, so small things can make a difference in matches,” said Kai Wun.
“We played well in our last two outings in the Japan Open and China Open but lost in the quarter-finals to the world’s top two pairs (world No. 1 South Korea’s Seo Seung-jae-Kim Won-ho and world No. 2 Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik).
“There’s not a big gap between us and these two pairs though, so we will keep trying hard to beat them next time.”
