KUALA LUMPUR: National singles coach Rashid Sidek feels that Myanmar’s decision to drop the badminton team event from the SEA Games in December has robbed Malaysia of a chance to gauge their strength against perennial rivals Indonesia ahead of the Thomas Cup next year.
“It will be a missed opportunity for us. We wanted to field a younger team for the SEA Games. It would have been good to see where they stand against Indonesia, who usually take the SEA Games very seriously and would have sent their best,” said Rashid.
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