Badminton News: Independent men’s doubles duo Ong Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi are happy with what they have achieved so far.

The independent duo, who are fighting to qualify for the Olympics, have reached at least the quarter-finals or more in seven of the 10 events on the Badminton World Federation (BWF) tour.

Their only last appearance this year was at the Asian Championships in Dubai in April, where they lost to Indian duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty.

Rosman said world number 6 Ong Yew Sin-Ee Yi has always wanted to win the title, but they are part of the men’s doubles top who are involved in fierce competition where pairs outside the top 10 have the quality to win. the title.

“Yew Sin/Ee Yi’s goal is of course to push their world ranking as high as possible to ensure they qualify for the Olympics. It’s important for them to stay in the top eight when the qualifying period ends at the end of April next year,” Rosman said.

“But they never compromise to win titles. It is not a question of aiming only for the quarter-finals or the semi-finals to stay in the qualifying zone but they are always aiming higher despite the tough competition.”

“Any pair in the top 20 can win a Tour tournament at the super 500 or higher. That’s the quality of the scene right now. If you’re talking about 10 or 15 years ago, it was very rare to see a top-five pair lose in the first round, but that happens regularly now.”

“We don’t see a certain pair dominating winning so many titles in a year. World No. 1 Fajar Alfian-Rian Ardianto (Indonesian) has won two titles this year but they are at the top thanks to their consistency.”

“I’m happy with Yew Sin/Ee Yi’s consistency this year, but more importantly, they also need to keep improving their performance so they can compete at the highest level every time they play.”

Ong Yew Sin/Ee Yi will be there to raise the bar when they return to competitive mode in South Korea (July 18-23), Japan (July 25-30), and Australia (August 1-6).

They are expected to face either China’s Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani or Ren Xiangyu-Tan Qiang in the second round and a possible quarter-final against Fajar-Rian.

“They have to pass the first round but the battle starts from the second half. This will be the script of every tournament,” added Rosman.

“The intensity is so high that Yew Sin/Ee Yi can be beaten if their performance drops below 90%. The stakes are high but they also want to add titles to increase their motivation.”

BAM pair Man Wei Chong/Tee Kai Wun, ranked 23rd in the world, demonstrated the unpredictable nature of men’s doubles by beating top seeds Yew Sin/Ee Yi in the semifinals to win the Taiwan Open last month.

Consistency alone won’t get Ong Yew Sin/Ee Yi across the finish line and some high quality results will also pay big bucks for their careers.

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