Based on the tight points, Maria could have stolen the first set should she had a better control on the shuttlecocks. |
It was a very tight match. But Maria failed to overcome the pressure in the decisive set. We apologize for the defeat. |
We didn't expect to lose against Malaysia, but our men's singles play was plagued by a poor level of fitness, thus they lost easily. |
We do not want them to come home empty-handed. We are relying on our men's doubles and mixed doubles to win titles. |
We had expected to 'steal' at least two points from our third singles and second doubles. But we didn't make it. |
We have no time to make big changes, particularly on the team's lineup with just less than two weeks prior to the qualifying round Feb. 15 to 19. |