PETALING JAYA: They are one of the veteran pairs but Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong may just spring a surprise in the World Championships in Tokyo from Aug 21-28.
Wee Kiong is feeling optimistic about their medal chances despite being handed a challenging draw.
Wee Kiong and V Shem, who made the cut as the country’s fourth ranked pair at No. 15 in the world, are slated to meet newly crowned Birmingham Commonwealth Games champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty of India in the third round.
If they can pull it off, the independent pair could be up against Japan’s defending champions Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi in the quarter-finals.
The Malaysian pair have received a first-round bye and will likely play Denmark’s Jeppe Bay-Lasse Molhede in the second round.
Wee Kiong feels he and V Shem have an opportunity to secure a podium finish.
“Winning a medal here has always been my target. I think everyone stands a chance to win,” said Wee Kiong whose best performance was in last year’s edition in Huelva, Spain, where they reached the quarter-finals before losing to eventual runners-up He Jiting-Tan Qiang of China.
Meanwhile, the other national pairs looking to make a good impression are Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik (No. 6), Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi (No. 10) and Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani (No. 12).
All three pairs also received first-round byes.
Aaron-Wooi Yik and Sze Fei-Izzuddin are headed for a third-round clash barring any upsets.
The former are likely to play Taiwan’s world No. 24 Lu Ching Yao-Yang Po Han in the second round while the latter should have little trouble overcoming unheralded Irish pair Joshua Magee-Paul Reynolds.
Yew Sin-Ee Yi, who won bronze in last year’s edition, will face either Singapore’s Terry Hee-Loh Kean Hean (No. 41) or Christo Popov-Toma Junior Popov of France (No. 29).
A win could pit them against Denmark’s world No. 8 Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen in the third round.
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