LCW player of the year, Koo-Tan smashed out
That is the contrasting tales of world No 1 Lee Chong Wei and team mates men's doubles pair Koo Kean Keat-Tan Boon Heong. The Star's Rajes Paul , who is covering the Super Series Masters Finals in LiuZhou, China said; Malaysia’s top pair Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong played one of their best matches in recent times but still went down to South Koreans Lee Yong-dae-Jung Jae-sung 21-18, 15-21, 18-21 in 61 minutes in their Group B opener. Chong Wei, meanwhile, defeated Japan's Sho Sasaki 21-11, 18-21, 21-12 after he was named BWF World Player of the Year. Satwant Singh Dhaliwal, in his twitter yesterday said: Koo/Tan lost to Koreans 21-18, 15-21,18-21. 3 coaches cannot help them win . Jae-sung competes despite an injured playing arm. The doubles pair have only won the Malaysian Open GP Gold this year. Perhaps the tight schedule is taking a toll on the players who have slipped down the BWF standings. Will lack of mental strength be used as an excuse again? Or is it high tim...