TWINS Cheng Su Hui and Cheng Su Yin are happy to be together again, after being separated last year.
The Kedah shuttlers were combined in the girls’ doubles since their junior days but were separated after struggling to make a breakthrough in senior competitions.
Su Yin was deemed better suited for the mixed doubles and was paired with Hoo Pang Ron while Su Hui currently plays with Lee Xin Jie in the women’s doubles.
However, for the Malaysia Games (Sukma), the 21-year-old sisters have been given an opportunity to play together again and hope to make the most of this.
“I feel very happy to play with Su Hui again. I hope we can get a good result here,” said Su Yin.
“Although we are twins, it’s still not too easy to get our understanding on court as we have been playing different events for some time.
“In the mixed doubles, I have to play more in the front of the court.
‘‘In the women’s doubles, I have to rotate with my sister and go to the back to smash too.
“We have had only one week to train together, so there have been some challenges but we are trying our best to adapt.”
At the last Sukma in Kuala Lumpur, Su Hui-Su Yin suffered heartbreak after losing to Melaka’s Toh Ee Wei-Yap Ling in the final.
This time, the pair are hoping to go one better but face a tricky task against several teammates from the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) stable, such as top seeds Lee Xin Jie-Tan Zhing Yi from Penang, second seeds Ho Lo Ee-Clarissa San of Selangor and Ong Xin Yee-Amanda Yap from Federal Territories.
Su Hui-Su Yin, who are unseeded, brushed aside Federal Territories’ Zoey Lim-Wong Au Mel 21-7, 21-6 in the second round in Sibu yesterday.
The twins will face Ho Lo Ee-Clarissa in the quarter-finals today.
