KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 (Bernama) -- Acknowledging her status as an 'underdog' at the 2025 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships (BAMTC), national women's singles player K. Letshanaa remains determined to prove that she can put up a strong fight in the tournament.
The 21-year-old said she is currently discussing with her coach to work on her weaknesses and improve her performance in the five days leading up to the tournament, which will take place in Qingdao, China, starting Feb 11.
*"Still haven't found consistency yet. So we are looking into that now. What are the mistakes that we have to improve upon, and also discussing with coach Kenneth (Jonassen) as well. Because we have to prepare for BAMTC and we still have five more days, we are figuring out what we can correct in these five days to perform better at BAMTC.
"I can say that we want to give our best, like how I did in Indonesia. The results will follow. Since we are still underdogs, when we give our best effort, the results will come,"* she told reporters after a training session at Akademi Badminton Malaysia (ABM) Academy in Bukit Kiara here today.
Malaysia are in Group B and will face Indonesia, Hong Kong, and Kazakhstan. The top two teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinals.
Professional mixed doubles pair Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai will be the only experienced players in the mixed doubles category, alongside young national pair Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin.
In the men’s singles category, Leong Jun Hao and Justin Hoh will replace professional player Lee Zii Jia and Ng Tze Yong, who are currently recovering from injuries. Meanwhile, Letshanaa and Wong Ling Ching have been selected to represent Malaysia in the women’s singles category.
Malaysia’s men's doubles lineup will feature world number 12 pair Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun, along with Yap Roy King-Wan Arif Wan Junaidi. The women's doubles representatives will be Teoh Mei Xing-Go Pei Kee and Tan Zhing Yi-Cheng Su Hui.
-- BERNAMA
