Mew Choo must be ready to face any player, says coach
News 1:49 PM
PETALING JAYA: National number one Wong Mew Choo has put great emphasis on beating the Chinese players to the extent of not giving much attention to the challenges of the Koreans.
And coach Wong Tat Meng is determined to improve on the game plan of the China Open champion to be ready to face anyone.
Mew Choo's vulnerability against Koreans was exposed at the All-England. She went down 21-17, 10-21, 13-21 to world number 32 Hwang Hye-youn on Friday.
The unexpected defeat shattered Mew Choo's hope of becoming the first Malaysian woman to feature in the All-England semi-finals.
Tat Meng said that he would upgrade Mew Choo's game plan by adding more variety in making shots.
“Mew Choo seems to struggle against the Koreans. This is the second time that she has lost to Hye-youn. She has also yet to beat the Korean number one (Jun Jae-youn),” said Tat Meng in a telephone interview from Birmingham yesterday.
“She knows the game styles of the China players quite well. They are fast and aggressive.
“But players from South Korea, Thailand and Singapore like to move their opponents around. They are also defensive players, just like Mew Choo. She is not a complete player unless she starts beating everyone on a regular basis.”
Fortunately for Mew Choo, both Hye-youn and Jae-youn are not in her half of the draw at the Swiss Open.
Mew Choo, who will take on Ella Diehl of Russia in the opening round, has two Chinese players in her half – top seed Xie Xingfang and Lu Lan. The others are Hong Kong's Zhou Mi and top Dane Tine Rasmussen.
For the record, Mew Choo has beaten all the top five China players – Xingfang, Zhang Ning, Lu Lan, Zhu Lin and Jiang Yanjiao.
Her recent win over a Chinese was over world number 20 Yanjiao in the second round of the All-England on Thursday.
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