Great Guys rocking the ABC

South Korea's Ko Sung-hyun-Lee Yong-dae are simply great. They have all the weapons and firepower to become an unstoppable force in men's doubles for the next few years.
of course they are already on the way there, and being ranked third in the world, after getting together for less than a year is a testament of their potential.
They just need to work on their consistency and avoid losing to unfancied opponents, which we have witnessed a few times already this year.

These guys are great. Yong-dae (left) and Sung-hyun during the ABC

That they've beating our best young propect - Goh V Shem-Lim Khim Wah, four times already this year also shows how far ahead the Koreans already are.
The latest win came in the semi-finals of the Asian Badminton Championship (ABC), in which our boys simply had no answer.

Khim Wah (left) and Shem are great too, but they need more time

But the top Malaysian in the ABC was without doubt that scrawny looking Chong Wei Feng.

After living in Lee Chong Wei's shadows for so many years, the 25-year-old is finally coming good and probably delivered one of his best performance against China's world No.2 Chen Long.

He was aggressive and confident (a little too aggressive at times) and had Chen Long scurrying across the court many times just at the flick of his racquet.

Wei Feng flying high

It's just unfortunate that Chen Long is just too damn physically powerful and gobbles up everything Wei Feng threw at him before countering with precision and...a bit of luck.
Still it was an excellent showing from the Kedahan and from here onwards, upwards is the only way to go.

Overall, although we didn't win anything at the ABC, it was a good experience for several players who are finally showing their true potential. Future looks great indeed.

Zhengguan thinks that as long as our shuttlers can overcome that consistency issue, they are easily world beaters in their own righs.