NATIONAL INTEREST COMES FIRST

Yew Sin and Ee Yi vow to repay BAM’s confidence in selecting them

NATIONAL men’s do ubles Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi would not have made a big fuss if they had not been selected for the Asian Games.

For them, national interest comes first, which means whoever most suited for the challenge, should get the nod.

Yew Sin-Ee Yi were retained for the Indonesia Asian Games despite calls earlier by critics for BAM to name youngsters Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik instead.

Following their second round exit from the World Championships in Nanjing, China earlier this month, several quarters have urged BAM to replace Yew Sin-Ee Yi with Aaron-Wooi Yik, who impressed by reaching the World Championships quarter-finals on their debut.

Ee Yi said: “Yew Sin and I were not too worried about being dropped, because national interest comes first.

“At that time, Aaron-Wooi Yik did really well, and we should applaud them, because it shows that we have depth in our men’s doubles department. If BAM had decided to name them, we won’t be disappointed.

“It was unlucky that we had to face our seniors (V Shem-Wee Kiong) in the early rounds of the world meet. It’s always difficult going up against your teammates, so it’s okay.

“However, since BAM stuck with us for the Asian Games, we will do our best to repay that trust,” said Ee Yi.

The other men’s doubles players in the squad are V Shem, Wee Kiong, Chan Peng Soon and Goh Soon Huat.

The draw for the team event will be held in Jakarta today. Malaysia are seeded fifth and could face any of the big four: China, Indonesia, Japan or Taiwan — in the opening round of the knockout stage competition.

However, since BAM stuck with us for the Asian Games, we will do our best to repay that trust