Aaron-Wooi Yik treat teammates to Genting retreat
KUALA LUMPUR: Men's pairs Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun gave the entire BAM men's doubles squad a treat at Genting Highlands after their training session today.
World No. 2 Aaron-Wooi Yik won the Thailand and Singapore Opens, and world No. 7 Wei Chong-Kai Wun bagged the Malaysia Masters this year.
National doubles coaching director Rexy Mainaky revealed that the top two national pairs wanted the Genting trip to be both relaxing and a fun-filled team building exercise.
"The idea was mooted by Aaron-Wooi Yik and Wei Chong-Kai Wun who felt a simple lunch or dinner would not be enough to appreciate the contributions of their teammates (during training and sparring). So they decided to take them all to Genting Highlands for a retreat," said Rexy.
"They also planned to have some team building activities to give each other motivation.
"I am not going for the trip but coaches Herry (IP) and (Muhammad) Miftakh are with the players. They will return tomorrow (today).
The next two weeks will be crucial as they prepare for the Japan Open on July 15-20 and China Open on July 22-27.
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