Mew Choo left out of All-England squad

KUALA LUMPUR: National women’s singles shuttler Wong Mew Choo has been left out of the squad for next month’s All-England and Swiss Open tournaments.

And this is bound to jeopardise her participation in the World Championships in India in August.

Yesterday, the BAM dropped Mew Choo from the squad for the All-England (March 3-8) and Swiss Open (March 10-15) following the National Sports Institute’s (NSI) report that the top women’s singles shuttler had yet to recover from her knee and elbow injuries.

Her absence from the two tournaments could see her drop from her 12th spot in the world rankings. She must be in the world’s top 16 by May 1 to be guaranteed a place in the world meet.

There was, however, good news for back-up men’s singles shuttlers Liew Daren and Chong Wei Feng, whose names were listed in the squad for the All-England. The duo will join world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei in the prestigious All-England.

The mixed doubles event will also see the participation of two back-up pairs — Mohd Razif Abdul Latif-Woon Khe Wei and Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying. They will be joined by Koo Kien Keat-Ng Hui Lin.