PETALING JAYA: Independent shuttler Soong Joo Ven (pic) is keeping his fingers crossed that the Taiwan Open from Sept 7-12 will not get the chop.

The 26-year-old has turned his attention to the US$50PETALING JAYA: Independent shuttler Soong Joo Ven (pic) is keeping his fingers crossed that the Taiwan Open from Sept 7-12 will not get the chop.0,000 (RM2.12mil) meet in Taipei City after his initial plan to participate in the Korean Open (Aug 31-Sept 5) failed to materialise when the event was cancelled yesterday.