Hendrawan drops Chun Seang, Beng Hong from Vietnam Open

KUALA LUMPUR: Shuttler Tan Chun Seang may be one the most skilful players among the national men’s singles back-up squad but he will not get to compete in the Vietnam Open for lack of quality during training sessions.

Coach Hendrawan said yesterday that he had chosen Liew Daren, Mohd Arif Abdul Latif and Chong Wei Feng for the Grand Prix Gold championships, which will be held at Ho Chi Minh City from Oct 6-11.

The Indonesian has also decided to keep senior Kuan Beng Hong at home but he has lined up a few Super Series events for Mohd Hafiz Hashim.

Hendrawan said that his selection of players for international tournaments was based on their commitment in training.

After assessing the players’ performances in training and competitions over the last two months, Hendrawan said that his focus was to change their attitude in two areas.

Except for Hafiz, none of the players under Hendrawan’s charge did well in the Open tournaments in Macau and Taiwan last month.

“Firstly, the players need to work on giving quality in training. I can only push them to a certain level and they have to also show that they have the will to improve,” he said.

“There will always be pressure in training. One can get tired and bored. There could be other problems too but players have to learn to overcome all these. If one cannot handle the pressure in training, how are they to handle themselves during competition?

“Secondly, our players are only thinking of competing in tournaments without having to put much effort into the preparation.

“And if they lose, the defeat does not affect them greatly. This mind-set has to change. I am now sending players to international tournaments based on how much effort they put into the training. For now, Chun Seang and Beng Hong have to stay at home.”

Hendrawan added that everyone under his charge was important.

“I was a player before and I know the feeling when one is overlooked. I have felt unwanted in the team when the attention of the coach did not reach me,” he said.

“I promised myself that I would not do the same when I become a coach. Everyone is important to me but I cannot a help a player if he does not want to help himself.”

At the moment, the Vietnam Open is the only remaining international event planned for the back-up shuttlers this year.

Besides the seniors and back-up, Hendrawan is also in charge of three juniors – Kuan Kam Chung, Goh Soon Huat and Lim Fang Yang.

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