KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 — National doubles head coach Nova Widianto says he is not surprised to see Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin crashing out in the first round of the 2025 Badminton Asia Championships (BAC) in Ningbo, China, recently.

Nova said he had kind of expected the result as he wasn’t sure how they would handle the pressure that comes with competing in the tournament.

He was, of course, referring to world number 14 Pang Ron-Su Yin’s 21-15, 12-21, 11-21 loss to India’s Dhruv Kapila-Tanisha Crasto on Wednesday (April 9).