Badminton News: Women’s singles badminton player Kisona Selvaduray was not brought to Denmark and Roland Garros despite her eligibility to compete in two of the best tournaments on the World Tour.
The 23-year-old did not travel with the team to Odense on Monday following the end of the Thomas and Uber Cup championships in Aarhus, Denmark, and returned to Malaysia instead.
Kisona Selvaduray could have qualified for the final 32 of the Women’s Danish Open which started yesterday, after the draws for Olympic champion Chen Yufei of China and world number 11 Michelle Li of Canada as she finished. second on the list.
For Roland Garros, Kisona has already qualified early and is set to face world number 8 An Se-young from South Korea in the first round.
However, the Malayan Badminton Association (BAM) has decided that it would be best for the world number 53 to resume training with the aim of regaining his peak form ahead of the World Championships in Huelva, Spain from 12 to December 19.
An under-prepared Kisona Selvaduray struggled to impress and lost all six games he played in the Sudirman Cup and Uber Cup.
Although Kisona Selvaduray put in an impressive performance in her loss to Indonesian player Gregoria Mariska in the Sudirman Cup, it is clear that she played far from her best and was beaten by unknown players like the English Abigail Holden and Talia Ng. from Canada.
She was also completely defeated by her most famous opponents, Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi and Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt.
National Coaching Director Wong Choong Hann said it was the collective decision of him and women’s singles head coach Indra Wijaya to send Kisona home.
“Based on our assessment of the last two tournaments, especially after the Uber Cup, we can conclude that Kisona does not have the ideal physical condition to compete in the upcoming tournaments,” Choong Hann said.
“While we hope to be beaten by a higher ranked Danish opponent, we think he can actually do better in the game against Canada. He failed a little too quickly. “
“Due to his physical condition, we thought it was best to send him home for training. It would be unwise for him to go on a team tour until the end of the year due to lack of facilities and time to train. The gym is not fully equipped and we also have limited training hours.
Choong Hann was quick to point out that the decision to fire Kisona was not a form of punishment for her lackluster appearance.
“No, it’s not a punishment. I think we have to look at the big picture here. We all knew from the start that it would be a fight for Kisona as she didn’t have the best preparation compared to the rest. of the team, ”Choong Hann explained.
“He did not resume full training until the end of September because of the viral fever. And before that, he also had Covid-19 and it all took a bad toll on him. “
“The risk of injury is very high and the last thing we want is for him to be away for months. We can’t afford it. Therefore, we want him to rejuvenate and come back stronger for him. the World Championships. ”
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