Posted: 6:53pm 09/12/2025
(Bangkok Comprehensive News on the 9th) “Coach Fire Dragon”, the men’s doubles head coach of the Malaysian national badminton teamPeng WeixinSending a bold message to his hometown of Indonesia, he said that Malaysia’s two men’s doubles teams willThailand SEA GamesMen’s Team FinalsReached its peak state and defeated the defending champion Indonesia with all its strength.
Malaysia wins men’s team title for the first timegold medalIt’s the 2005 Manila Games. In this tournament, the Badminton Association of Malaysia has set the goal of winning the men’s team gold medal, hoping to break the 20-year championship drought in this event.
You must try your best to win in doubles
Facing the strong enemy Indonesia, Malaysia wants to win the gold medal. The world’s No. 2 “Xie Su combination”Translated by Xie Dingfeng and Su WeiThe first men’s doubles match with the world’s No. 8 “Saba combination” Sabal and Moresa, and the world’s No. 5 “Sabah combination”Congwen combination”Wan Weicong and Zheng KaiwenThe second men’s doubles match with the world No. 19 is regarded as the key to victory or defeat.
Although former world champion Xie Su defeated the Thai combination of Supac and Perachai in the men’s team semifinals 21-18, 21-19, their overall performance was not completely convincing.
However, Peng Weixin believes that Xie and Su’s combination will return to their best form in the final, and he also looks forward to a stronger performance from Congwen’s combination.
Remind players not to relax
Peng Weixin admitted that Malaysia’s advantage lies in doubles, but also reminded the players not to relax: “Malaysia is indeed stronger in doubles, whether it is the first double or the second double. But the players will still feel some pressure. This is a natural occurrence in the game and cannot be avoided.”
“I think the Xie-Su team returned to the competition after a month, and their current performance has not reached the ideal level and is not at its best. Although they won in the semi-finals, they did not show their best form. I hope they can perform better in the finals.”
Indonesian singles and doubles strength is average
“The most important thing is that every player needs to focus on their own game plan. The final against Indonesia is definitely a tough task because the opponent is evenly matched in singles and doubles.”
“The final will be very difficult, but anything can happen. The favorites usually have more pressure, so our doubles players have to stay calm and focused.”
In men’s singles, although Malaysia’s world No. 29 Leong Jun Ho lost to Thailand’s World No. 3 Kunrawok 15-21, 15-21 in the semi-finals, he is still considered to have a chance to win if he faces Indonesia’s World No. 17 Alvi Farhan in the final.
The only previous match between the two was in the first round of the Korea Badminton Open in September, when Junhao lost.
He Shouwei is expected to continue to shoulder important responsibilities
When He Shouwei, ranked 38th in the world, faced Thailand’s 39th Pani Chapong in the semi-finals, he steadily scored a key point 21-10, 21-17, showing his ability to withstand pressure. He is expected to continue to shoulder the heavy responsibility in the final against Mozakki, ranked 48th in the world.
Jonathan, the national badminton singles coaching director, was satisfied with the Malaysian team’s overall performance in the semi-finals and believed that the team was ready to face the ultimate challenge.
Jonathan: The team is ready
“It’s a team event and I don’t want to single out any players – it’s a team effort,” Zonasson said.
“I’m proud of them and beating Thailand gives everyone more confidence, but now the focus is on the final. It will be the real test and I believe the team is ready.”
Malaysia hopes to resolve the battle in the first four games to avoid leaving the victory to the last men’s singles match
If the game enters the decider, Malaysian men’s singles libero Adil is expected to face Indonesia’s world number 52 Pradiskar.
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