Fire Dragon plots to douse red-hot Won Ho-Seung Jae
National men's doubles coach Herry IP believes the South Korean aces are currently the best in the business, and the Fire Dragon will have the important task of figuring out how to stop them.
"I think the Korean pair are currently the best in the world, followed by Aaron-Wooi Yik and our other Malaysian combinations," said Herry.
"We need to study their strengths and weaknesses thoroughly so our players can beat them in the future."
Won Ho-Seung Jae have taken the badminton world by storm this season, winning four titles in their debut campaign and are expected to rise to world No. 1 next week, ending Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani 's eight-week reign at the summit.
The Korean pair have had the better of Herry's top charges this year — beating world No. 2 Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik (1-1 head-to-head), world No. 7 Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun (2-0), and splitting meetings with Sze Fei-Izzuddin (1-1) on the BWF World Tour.
Wei Chong-Kai Wun bore the brunt of their power most recently, suffering a 21-13, 18-21, 21-13 defeat in the Japan Open quarter-finals on Friday.
Herry praised the Koreans' maturity and composure, in contrast to his younger Malaysian pair.
"Wei Chong-Kai Wun are still developing. They made too many mistakes, while the Koreans were calm and calculated.
"But overall, I'm happy with their progress. With time, they will grow into a better pair."
The experienced Indonesian coach is now plotting to stop Won Ho-Seung Jae at next week's China Open, where the Koreans will be aiming to complete a historic sweep of the Super 1000 titles this year.
They have already bagged three of the four Super 1000 events on the World Tour - the Malaysia Open, All England, and Indonesia Open - and will be eyeing a clean sweep with victory in China.
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