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Jonassen Leaves Door Wide Open For Tze Yong’s Return To BAM

KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 -- National singles coaching director Kenneth Jonassen has left the door wide open for Ng Tze Yong to return to the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), should he choose to do so. He insisted that the national governing body will always welcome the men's singles shuttler back, despite his decision to turn professional. Jonassen revealed that the decision came after a series of frank discussions between both parties, and stressed that it was the best possible outcome for everyone involved. "I keep an open-door policy. If he decides to come back, he knows he's always welcome here,” he told reporters after a training session at Academy Badminton Malaysia (ABM), Bukit Kiara, here today. Jonassen admitted it was tough to part ways with a player of Tze Yong's calibre and natural flair, especially since he had been eagerly looking forward to working closely with the 26-year-old when he joined BAM in 2024. "From a personal side, it's always very tough to lose a player with the qualities and potential he has as a natural, really talented badminton player,” he said. Jonassen, however, remains confident that Tze Yong can still revive his career if he regains full fitness and rekindles the fire needed to battle the world's best. “I truly believe if he can settle his body and condition, he still has a great future,” he added.  BAM and national men's singles shuttler Tze Yong had mutually agreed to part ways, effective June 30. -- BERNAMA

KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 — National singles coaching director Kenneth Jonassen has left the door wide open for Ng Tze Yong to return to the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), should he choose to do so. He insisted that the national governing body will always welcome the men’s singles shuttler back, despite his decision to […]