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Nadi Weekend (23/3/24)

Transcript

00:00 We are nobody, but as a team, we play very well because we are always with each other.

00:05 That's what the country's badminton legend, Dato' James Silverrach, said

00:08 ahead of the Thomas and Uber match that will be held on 28 April.

00:14 The main obstacle that the men's team need to overcome is Denmark,

00:19 which has several players in the world's highest rankings.

00:21 In addition, they will also face Hong Kong and Algeria.

00:25 And for the record, Malaysia has won the Thomas Cup five times.

00:30 Let's not forget our hero, Wirawati, who will fight for the Uber Cup.

00:34 If the last edition of the competition was stopped at the group stage,

00:37 he is now once again with Thailand in the same group

00:40 as well as facing challenges from Taiwan and Australia.

00:44 According to him, if we look at the results,

00:48 the chance for Thomas' team to win the group stage will be difficult.

00:52 However, he believes with enthusiasm in the group's fight, he is able to give a match in China later.

00:56 Denmark has three good single players.

00:59 You have Axelsen, you have Edmondsen, you have Gampe.

01:03 They are all playing quite well compared to our players.

01:07 One day we depend on GZR, the next day we depend on Ziyong.

01:12 And now, I don't know if Ziyong is just coming back or if he is prepared for the Thomas Cup.

01:19 As a team, we are nobody, but as a team we play very well

01:23 because we are always for each other.

01:24 That's the beauty of Malaysian spirit.

01:27 We have to be prepared, whatever it is.

01:29 Even if we lose, we have to lose bravely.

01:33 And we must fight it until the very end if we lose.

01:36 In addition, the presence of some young players such as Haikal Nazri and Chung Hongjan,

01:41 who are increasingly eager to try to cure the fatigue,

01:44 see the performance of the senior players who are now in a stalemate.

01:49 Some hope comes from the junior side.

01:52 We won the New Orleans tournament, we won there.

01:56 There is some hope for the juniors who are coming up.

01:58 At first, we didn't have any players.

02:00 Now, we have at least two or three doubles.

02:02 And we have got two or three doubles pair.

02:05 So, other hope is whether they want to put their heart and soul into the game.

02:10 This is the most important.