Rexy mainaky

IT was a plan that backfired - but it did not have anything to do with the ego of the coach. National doubles coaching director Rexy Mainaky said he had done what he thought was best at the time when naming his best line-up against India in the Thomas Cup quarter-finals. He had considered a combination of many factors but somehow things did not fall into place and Malaysia … [Read more...] about After plans are wrecked, Rexy says he made the best choice

BANGKOK: The same formula for success that worked with Japan did not work with India. And on Thursday, Malaysia went down 2-3 to India in the quarter-finals of the Thomas Cup Finals at the Impact Arena. It was their first defeat to India since 1979. ALSO READ: Thomas Cup: Malaysia suffer huge blow, lose 2-3 to India Malaysia maintained the same doubles line-up that … [Read more...] about Rexy’s gamble failed in second try

THE corridors on the 15th floor of the Ibis hotel in Bangkok was exploding in joy on Thursday night. The Indian badminton players and officials were celebrating their rare 3-2 win against Malaysia in the Thomas Cup quarter-finals. I was on the same floor but obviously far from happy after watching the national team go down. But watching the Indians did give me some … [Read more...] about Time to pick up the pieces before the Chengdu challenge

PETALING JAYA: Former international Ong Ewe Hock is hardly surprised by Malaysia’s quarter-final exit in the Thomas Cup Finals as he believes the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) will not get better results if they keep repeating their mistakes. He stressed that it was about time the management accepted responsibility for the Thomas Cup failure and allow new faces with … [Read more...] about Ewe Hock: Time for new faces with fresh ideas to change our fortunes