The Malaysian national team will need to provide a new secret strategy for the Letty duo to help them challenge the strong team of China, Japan and South Korea

Malaysia's Badminton National Team Doubles Coach Director Raisi has vowed to provide the women's doubles pair of Tan Kang Lok and Tina with a new "secret strategy" to help them challenge the elite pairs of China, Japan and South Korea.

Chan (right) and Tina often struggle to make much progress against top pairs and need new tactics to stay competitive

Women's Doubles, world No. 5 Chen Kangle and Tina, recently lost to world No. 10 South Korea's Kim Hye-jung and Kong Hee-yong in the first round of the 2025 Badminton Asian Championships in Ningbo. Against top pairs, Chan and Tina often couldn't make much progress in the match and ended up being the loser.

They need new tactics to stay competitive, and Raisi has made plans with Malaysia's national women's doubles head coach Rothman, but would not give details. "We have a plan, but we need to work on refining what we think we have to add, rather than making everything public," Raisi said. We can't make all plans public to the media. I've discussed our plans with Rothman, but I can't reveal anything. ”

Chan has previously mentioned that she and Tina have to improve their strength and endurance. In terms of head-to-head records, they faced world No.1 Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning of China (7-3), world No.3 Naomi Matsuyama and Chiyo Shida of Japan (12-1), and Olympic champions Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan (8-1).