BATC testing ground for Tze Yong's fitness

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National men's singles shuttler, Ng Tze Yong, who suffered a back injury at the Malaysian Open in January, is likely to be fielded against Brunei at the Badminton Asia Team Championship (BATC) 2024, tomorrow.  National men's singles badminton coach, Hendrawan, seemed to hint that Tze Yong, ranked 15th in the world, would be selected by the coaching line to be fielded in the first match.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 Coach, can you share the latest preparation for Team Asia?

00:04 Everything is okay.

00:08 Maybe Chiyung is a bit more special because this is the first tournament after he got injured.

00:15 So we will see how much recovery he has.

00:21 In training, he looks okay, even though he's not 100% yet.

00:26 But in training, he's different. We'll see how it goes in this tournament.

00:31 If we want to ask who is the strategy, maybe you don't want to share.

00:37 But we want to know, is Chiyung fit to play?

00:41 Because this is the first tournament, so we will see.

00:44 If he's fit or not, we will see in the tournament.

00:51 Because in training, everything is okay.

00:54 So we will see in the tournament.

00:58 You also saw the massage earlier.

01:02 How do you feel about the first match?

01:06 I will see how it goes after the first match.

01:10 Because I got injured in my first tournament.

01:13 So we will see.

01:15 How do you feel? You don't look worried. You look more positive.

01:23 Because I had rehab for a month.

01:27 So we will see how it goes after the match.

01:32 Are you excited to get back on court after your first match?

01:38 Yes, because this is my second month and it's my first tournament.

01:43 Do you have any hope that you can play in the sumo tournament?

01:52 If my body condition is okay, I want to play in the sumo tournament.

01:59 Chiyung, maybe two years ago when you played in this tournament, you were not okay.

02:05 I mean, you still can play as an upcoming player.

02:08 But now you are more experienced.

02:11 So can you share a bit about the difference between two years ago and now for you personally?

02:19 I hope I can use this experience to win the match.

02:22 Thank you.

02:23 Thank you.

02:24 Thank you.

02:25 Thank you.

02:27 Thank you.

02:28 Thank you.

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