Malaysia stopped in the quarterfinals of the 2025 Sudirman Cup, and the key to the men's doubles lineup was improperly arranged or the key to defeat

Malaysia's campaign for the 2025 Sudirman Cup has ended in the quarterfinals, and Malaysian badminton legend Datuk Rashif is unhappy with Malaysia's men's doubles team's 2-3 defeat to Japan in the previous group, and he denounced it as the fault of doubles coach director Raisi. According to Rasif, Malaysia's inability to beat Japan to top the group was the main reason why the team ended up in the last eight.

Rasifu pointed out that Raysie's Jean Chia Ding Feng (left) and So Wei Shen Yugo Kobayashi and Takuro Hoki were the key factors in the Malaysian team's final defeat

In Men's Doubles, Malaysia fielded world No.4 former world champions and current Asian champions Chia Tingfeng and So Wei Yi against 2021 world champions Yugo Kobayashi and Takuro Hoki. As a result, Xie Su lost to Xiaobao 21-12, 20-22, 21-23, swallowing 8 consecutive defeats against Xiaobao.

Rasif: Fitin is the best choice. This array was questioned by Lasif, "I don't understand why don't you let the world's No. 2 Wu Shifei and No. 2 Neuzuting go to Xiaobao?" Xie Su's past record against Xiaobao was 2-8, and he was obviously at a disadvantage, so he shouldn't have sent them into battle at all. Two weeks ago, Wu Shifei and Nojzuting defeated Xiaobao at the Asian Championships, and it was clear that they were the best choices. ”

After Xie Su lost, the total score of Ma and Japan was 2-2. In the final women's doubles match, Tan Kangle and Tina fought hard in three games and lost to Nami Matsuyama and Chiyo Shida 18-21, 21-18, 18-21, and Malaysia lost 2-3 and only qualified as the second in the group. Rashif pointed out that the defeat in Men's Doubles resulted in Malaysia's defeat to Japan, and then lost 3-0 to defending champions China in the first round of the knockout round and failed to advance to the semi-finals.

Japanese Men's Doubles Yugo Kobayashi (left) and Takuro Hoki defeated Xie Dingfeng and Su Weiyi in three games in the Japan and Malaysia group match

I believe Li Wanhua was also surprised. "I'm sure even the coach of the Japanese team, Lee Wan Hua, will be surprised by the men's doubles line-up in Malaysia. Wu Shifei and Nojzuting were also slightly inferior against Xiaobao (2-3), but they won each other in two games in the Asian Championships. "When Leong won in the Men's Singles, Malaysia took a 2-0 lead and were on the verge of victory. If Fei Ting plays, I believe they will be inspired, and maybe Malaysia will win. "In the team competition, we generally choose the player with the best record to play, rather than the individual priority, whether it is the badminton association or the libero, we have to choose the best."

Malaysia can't just rely on Letty 1 Women's Doubles. Rasif also urged the Malaysian Badminton Association to have more options than just Tan Kang Lok and Tina in the Women's Doubles. "Although Chen Kangle and Tina were the No. 1 Women's Doubles, they had a 1-12 record against Nami Matsuyama and Chiyo Shida, and this limited choice made us lose in the end." Rashif said Malaysia must start focusing on the rest of the young Women's Doubles and develop more Women's Doubles pairs, rather than relying solely on the Letty pair.