CANCELLATION OF BADMINTON TOURNAMENTS INFLICTING DISTRESS TO PLAYERS NATIONAL MEN'S SINGLES HEAD COACH

Hendrawan has observed himself during a sticky scenario following the Covid-19 prevalence.

 The Indonesian admitted that a few his plans, in addition to getting geared up Lee Zii Jia for the Tokyo Olympic Games, have long past haywire following the abrupt postponement of many tournaments.

Since Covid-19 was preliminary detected in Dec, the badminton World Federation (BWF) had no alternative however to place 5 tournaments on hold.

They are the China Masters, Vietnam International Challenge, German Open, Polish Open and Portuguese International Championships.

This has caused quite a few distress to Malaysia’s gamers and coaches who are inside the interior of having geared up for the most crucial sporting event within the international in Tokyo this July. And the 2020 Olympic Games is additionally prone to being cancelled if the Covid-19 epidemic receives worse in might.

“It’s extraordinarily troublesome. The outbreak is on the a ways aspect our management but on the same time my plans for the gamers are discontinuous ,” aforementioned Hendrawan on the Academy badminton Malaysia (ABM) yesterday.

“Take Zii Jia as an example, at the begin I had registered him for the German Open and each one England (March 11-15).

“The German Open was not on time on the very last hour and there may be a danger the All England will follow suit.

“Zii Jia and a number of other different players like Cheam June wei and Leong Jun hao, have not performed in any match since the Asian Team Championships ultimate month.

“Now I genuinely haven't any alternative but to live registering them for the remaining tournaments.

 this will be not part of the set up.”

According to Hendrawan, the gamers’ temperament and momentum have conjointly been affected in current weeks.

“Surely, we’re all affected. Everyday, we tend to dread to apprehend if another tournament goes to be behind schedule because of the virus.

“Zii Jia’s ranking is not what I’m disturbed regarding, it’s his coaching for the Olympic Games.

“Since we generally tend to failed to check in him for the swiss (March 17-22) and India Opens (March 24-29), his subsequent event is simplest the Malaysia Open next month. “I’ve registered him for the Singapore Open (April 7-12), but even then it’s 50-50. And that we have enclosed his call for the badminton Asia Championships (April 21-26).

“Initially, he wasn’t meant to play in these tournaments but we have were given no preference currently,” Hendrawan lamented. The countrywide shuttlers sure for the All England in Birmingham are everyday to move away on Saturday.

Should the All England be behind schedule, BAM additionally will need to create a desire on the 12 doubles gamers presently coaching in Paris. The Covid-19 prevalence has killed over 3,000 individuals and inflamed over 80,000 others worldwide.