Badminton News: Did a strong performance at the 2022 Commonwealth Games lead to the recall of women’s singles player Goh Jin Wei?

This independent player proved her abilities as the country’s top women’s singles player with her performance in the mixed tag team final against world number 7 PV Sindhu.

The Malaysian will now face a rematch against India’s representatives in the individual quarter-finals and another fine display could convince the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) to rethink whether to invite him back into the tournament. ‘National team.

Goh Jin Wei left BAM last year when he announced his retirement from the sport, citing health reasons after undergoing a colectomy in 2019.

The 22-year-old then decided to play as a freelancer again and signed a contract with the Kuala Lumpur Racket Club (KLRC).

He reiterated that he was unable to give his full commitment to the national team due to his health issues.

In her absence, BAM struggled to produce high-quality women’s singles players and selected Jin Wei to represent the country at the quadrennial Olympics.

This Penang-born girl is determined to return the trust that has been shown in her.

“I am grateful for the opportunity BAM gave me to play in the Commonwealth. “I want to reward the trust they have shown in me by doing well,” Jin Wei said after the mixed team final.

If Goh Jin Wei returns to the national team, he won’t be the first independent player to do so as Chan Peng Soon made his comeback earlier this year.

Meanwhile, national number 1 men’s and women’s pair Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik and Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah safely qualified for the quarter-finals.

Aaron/Wooi Yik beat Christopher Grimley/Matthew Grimley of Scotland 21-19, 21-16 while Pearly-Thinaah got even easier knocking out Deidre Jordaan/Johanita Scholtz of South Africa 21-6, 21 -4.

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