On the 1st, Beijing time, although it failed to end the losing streak against Japan's "goat pair" Nami Matsuyama and Chiyo Shida, and failed to help the Malaysian team grab key points in the 2025 World Badminton Mixed Team Championships in Xiamen, China and the battle for the top spot in Group C of the Japanese team, the Malaysian women's doubles "Letty Pair" Chen Kangle and Tina said after the match that they had done their best.
Chen Kangle and Tina said after the game that they had done their best.
World No. 5 Lettie lost 18-21, 21-18, 18-21 to world No. 2 Nami Matsuyama and Chiyo Shida, while Malaysia also lost 2-3 to Japan and could only advance to the quarter-finals as runners-up in Group C. This is the 14th meeting between the Letty and the Goats, who have lost seven in a row and are down to 1-13 on their overall record.
After losing a lot of points in the middle of the 3rd game and not being able to recover the game, Chen Kangle admitted frankly that they were too anxious in the 3rd game and finally lost: "In the 3rd game, I felt a little anxious, that is, I wanted to change our playing style, and forgot the original style of play, so I lost a lot of points directly in the middle, and then it was a pity that I couldn't catch it back."
As the last game of the whole team and the key game that decided the outcome of the game, Chen Kangle admitted that he also understood the importance of this game before the game, but did not let the pressure affect the performance: "Although we know that this game is very critical, we have discussed it before we go on the court, we must face it with a normal heart, and hope to enjoy every point on the field."
Because of the poor record of fighting, I don't feel pressure. Tan Kang Lok also said that they actually didn't have much pressure, because the record against their opponents was not good, so this time they just wanted to go all out and try to contribute a point to Malaysia, although they couldn't do it in the end, but they really tried their best, and there is still a lot to learn.
Despite the loss, the Letty duo saw the positives in the game, with Tina noting: "We started at a good pace, but at the end we were a little too back-off, allowing the opponent to take the initiative and become more aggressive. We should be more vigilant in key time-sharing, and this must be improved. ”
Tina also revealed that they were also nervous when they watched from the sidelines before the Malaysian Men's Doubles missed match point, "We watched that match during the warm-up and were really nervous for them, but we didn't want our emotions to affect us, so we just went on court and tried our best to contribute to the team." "After all, this is a team competition, everyone has done their best, and we are the same, even if we are behind, we will never give up easily, and we must fight for every point, which is our responsibility."