BANGKOK: Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) president Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz is standing by doubles coaching director Rexy Mainaky after our shuttlers failed to meet the four-gold target in the SEA Games.

Women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah were the sole gold medallists for Malaysia, while other hopefuls Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik (men’s doubles) and Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei (mixed doubles) returned home with a silver and bronze, respectively.