What's next Daren?
Congratulations to national shuttler Liew Daren ( pic from BWF ) who finally netted his first international at the French Open over the weekend. Daren defeated Danish player Viktor Axelsen 21-18, 21-17 in the men's singles final. So what is next for Daren? To immediately expect Daren to fill the shoes of top national player Lee Chong Wei is somewhat foolish. After all, this is only the beginning and consistency is key. Nevertheless, NST's Ajitpal Singh had this to say; Although none of the top five ranked shuttlers were in Paris, Daren's achievement should not be written off as a fluke as he did beat several other established players for the title. Read his full article here . True and it is only fair for the stakeholders and fans to motivate him further to gun more honours. After all, Peter Gade's retirement not too long ago may ignite a domino effect among the other 'aging' stars including Taufik Hidayat, Chong Wei, Lin Dan. With their absenc...