KUALA LUMPUR: Independent pair Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi need to improve on their finishing, if they are to go far at the World Championships in Copenhagen next week.
Coach Rosman Razak said the pair's finishing has been a major let down in the last two tournaments (Japan and Australian Opens), where they lost narrowly to the same opponents: Olympic champions Lee Yang-Wang Chi Lin of Taiwan
For this year's world meet, world No 8 Yew Sin-Ee Yi have received a first round bye and will open their campaign against the winners of the first round match between Thailand's Pharanyu Kaosamaang-Worrapol Thongsa Nga and Americans Vinson Chiu-Joshua Yuan.
Barring any upsets, Yew Sin-Ee Yi, who made it as far as the semi-finals of 2021 edition in Huelva, Spain, are likely to face 11th seeds Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen in the third round.
While the draw looks favourable to the pro pair, Rosman wants his charges to pay more attention to working on their poor finishing.
"I admit that at the end of the day, everything that matters are results.
"Yew Sin-Ee Yi have been rather inconsistent lately, and we have identified that this is due to their poor finishing.
"If you look at the last two tournaments, they lost narrowly to the same pair. If only they were tighter in those crucial moments, the outcome could have been different."
Rosman declined to comment on the draw, as he believes that any pair, seeded or not, could spoil the party for Yew Sin-Ee Yi.
"The draw is the draw, we got to play whether anyone likes it or not.
"What's more important is how we prepare to face our opponents.
"Attitude-wise, I have no complaints. Yew Sin-Ee is really looking forward to the world meet.
"Performance-wise, there are some ups and downs but we are working on solidifying their game," added Rosman.
Apart from Yew Sin-Ee Yi, the other Malaysian pairs in the fray are defending champions Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik, and their national teammates Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun.
Aaron-Wooi Yik, who also received a first round bye, will play the winners of the match between Bulgaria's Ivan Rusev-Iliyan Stoynov and Denmark's Jeppe Bay-Lasse Molhede, and are likely to cross paths with Lee Yang-Chi Lin in the third round.
Two-time Taiwan Open champion Wei Chong-Kai Wun will play France's Lucas Corvee-Ronan Labar in the opening round.