PETALING JAYA: Things have become complicated but Paulus Firman will soldier on to produce world-beaters in badminton’s mixed doubles. The head coach has only back-up pairs Hoo Pang Ron-Cheah Yee See and Chen Tang Jie-Peck Yen Wei under his care following the shock exits of world No. 10 Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie and Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing (No. Last Sunday, the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) dropped the under-performing trio after the tournaments in Thailand last month. Paulus said he would need time to raise the standards of Pang Ron-Yee See and Tang Jie-Yen Wei, who are ranked 29th and 60th in the world respectively.

Source: The Star February 13, 2021 23:15 UTC