On Friday, Vountus competed in his first international tournament as a professional player at the Macau Open. He and partner Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari emerged as Malaysia’s best performers in the Grand Prix Gold when they reached the men’s doubles quarter-finals.
The duo, however, could not sustain their form and went down fighting 15-21, 27-29 to Indonesia’s Alven Yulianto-Markis Kido.
The 23-year-old Vountus, who was dropped by the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) two months ago, said that he had found a new lease of life after training with Razif Sidek.
“I had to move on after BAM decided to drop me. Fortunately, coach Razif had faith in me. I still want to do well in badminton. Hopefully, I can do better in the future,” said Vountus, who will have to find a regular partner soon.
Fairuzizuan’s regular partner – Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif – is on a short break after tying the knot recently.
Meanwhile, India’s rising singles players R.M.V. Gurusaidutt and K. Srikanth crashed out to China’s shuttlers in the semi-finals of the ongoing Macau Open yesterday.
Gurusaidutt lost 16-21, 17-21 to Chen Yuekun while Srikanth bowed out 8-21, 19-21 to Gao Huan.
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