Soong Joo Ven was undergoing a physiotherapy session two weeks ago and was facing trouble with a knee injury after the session. He was forced to concede a walkover in the second round of the Vietnam Open.
Joo Ven was playing with Singapore shuttler Terry Hee in the second round and had to concede the match.
Joo Ven Target To Enter Top 30 This Year
Joo Ven said the physiotherapist was a part-timer who used to help them at the club. He did a physio session two weeks ago on Joo Ven’s left knee, which he said was injured. It became worse after the physio session. He had no choice but to withdraw from the Indonesia International Challenge. But he still wanted to try to compete in the Vietnam Open.
But he struggled to walk after a training session, so he was forced to concede a walkover as he didn’t want to aggravate the injury.
Joo Ven was relieved that the physiotherapist wouldn’t return to the club. He will be going for an MRI in Kuala Lumpur to learn more about the injury.
Joo Ven is now ranked No. 52 in the world and was hoping to improve his position by participating in the Vietnam Open and tournaments in Indonesia.
If his knee injury is not serious, he still hopes to participate in the Indonesia Masters. Joo Ven hopes to break into the top 30 by the end of this year. This will help him to avoid playing in the qualifying round of the super 500 tournaments.
