Badminton’s Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong are now the No. 1 in the Superseries standings
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Most of the Rio Games 2016 fanfare have simmered down but there’s still plenty of challenges (or rather, tournaments) ahead for our athletes. For badminton men’s doubles Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong, however, a spot of great news arrived last Friday. The two Olympic silver medallists are now the new No. 1 under the men’s doubles shuttlers category in the Superseries standings.
On Friday, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) elevated the duo from second place after removing top-ranked Lee Yong Dae-Yoo Yeon Seong of South Korea from the list. Yong Dae had officially announced his retirement after winning the Korean Open last month.
“I was so surprised when I saw the new list on Friday. This is the first time that Wee Kiong and I have been ranked first,” said V Shem. “It has been a mixed season for us this year. We have yet to reach a final in any of the eight legs.” He added, “We will go all out to maintain the No. 1 position by staying consistent in Europe. We want to go to Dubai as the top-ranked pair.”
V Shem and Wee Kiong are headed for this week’s Denmark Open in Odense followed by the French Open in Paris next week.
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