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Move on from disappoint­ment, Rosman tells Yew Sin-Ee Yi

- MISSING Peter Fabian

Ong Yew Sin (top) and Teo Ee Yi

the opportunit­y to qualify for the Paris Olympics is not the end of the world for independen­t men's pair Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi.

Their coach, Rosman Razak, said the world No. 12 must move on from their disappoint­ment as they still have plenty to fight for, including making the team for the Thomas Cup in Chengdu, China, this month (April 27-May 5).

Yew Sin-Ee Yi are in Ningbo, China, for the Asian Championsh­ips and will face Japan's Ayato Endo and Yuta Takei in the opening round.

“To say they are not disappoint­ed to miss out on the Paris Olympics would be a lie.

“That was their dream. However, life must go on,” said Rosman recently.

“Yew Sin-Ee Yi must continue to play well and improve their ranking, to fight and not lose their momentum.”

When asked about the Asian Championsh­ips and what he expects, Rosman added: “Yew SinEe Yi should not underestim­ate any pair during the tournament.

“There are very small margins in the men’s doubles event today. The best pair on the day wins it.”

Should Yew Sin-Ee Yi clear the first round, they will likely face China’s world No. 3 Liang Wei Keng-Wang Chang.

The other men’s pairs in the fray are former world champions Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik, Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun, and Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani.

Fourth seeds Aaron-Wooi Yik will face a qualifier in the opening round, while Wei Chong-Kai Wun take on China’s Chen Bo Yang-Liu Yi.

However, Sze Fei-Izzuddin face a tall order as they are up against world No. 2 Kang Min Hyuk-Seo Seung Jae of South Korea.

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