KUALA LUMPUR: Men's doubles Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun want to break into the world top 10 next year.
The world No. 14 showed promise earlier this year but by September, started to struggle with consistency, which ultimately cost them a place in the recent World Tour Finals (WTF).
Kai Wun, 24, said their performance this year fell short of expectations despite reaching the Indonesia Open final.
"Though our performance is much more stable this year than two years ago, our progress has not been as good as we hoped. Only one final appearance. Next year, we hope to achieve success in every tournament that we compete in.
"After failing to meet our target of reaching the world top 12 this year, we now aim to break into the top eight or 10 in the world," said Kai Wun who expressed disappointment in missing the WTF in Hangzhou, China, following early exits in the Denmark Open, Japan Masters and China Masters.
"Our mistakes in the last three tournaments may have been our own doing. We put too much pressure on ourselves because we wanted to qualify for the WTF too much."
Kai Wun said he and Wei Chong eye a bright start to 2025 with a good show at the Malaysia Open from Jan 7-12.