For a moment last year 2007 when Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong won All England, Swiss Open few super series, Malaysian started to expect them for our country first olympic Gold Medal in Beijing 2008. Listen, is Gold Medal !!! But the inconsistent form of world number four Kien Keat-Boon Heong in the just concluded Thomas Cup Finals at the Istora Senayan here has poured cold water on Malaysia's hopes. And the injury-prone Tan Fook-Wan Wah may find the going tough in their last outing at the Olympics against formidable pairs, among them South Koreans Jung Jae-sung-Lee Yong-dae, Chinese Cai Yun-Fu Haifeng, Danes Jonas Rasmussen-Lars Paaske and Indonesian world champions Markis Kido-Hendra Gunawan. So men doubles will be the most competative category compare to others. Can our national pair hold on their nerve to fight for glory? I am sure all Malaysian are looking forward to it.While Malaysia have lots of work to do, mainly in the mental readiness of the players, China showed in winning both the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup that they are good for a sweep of all five Olympic gold medals in badminton. But that is for the team so in single catogory, the chance has become equal and everyone stand a chance to win too as long as their performance on that day can go extra mile. Hope all Badminton Fans can view their opinion on the men doubles in Beijing 2008 !
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