On December 27th, Beijing time, according to Malaysian media reports, despite the fact that the Malaysian Badminton Association has already extended an invitation to Indonesian famous coach Peng Weixin to take up a coaching position, a higher offer from the Chinese badminton team might sway him to change his mind, drawing strong attention from netizens.
After coaching the Indonesian badminton team for a full 28 years, Peng Weixin recently confirmed his departure. During his tenure as the head coach of the men's doubles group for the Indonesian badminton team, he cultivated two pairs of Olympic champion men's doubles combinations, Wu Junming/Chen Jiabright and Kido/Hendra, as well as other top-ranked men's doubles players such as Ahsan, Sukamuljo, Gideon, Adianto, and Alfian, whose coaching abilities are widely recognized. However, due to the poor performance of the Indonesian men's doubles teams in international competitions over the past two years, Peng Weixin began to lose the trust of the Indonesian Badminton Association last year, first being reassigned to oversee mixed doubles, and now has chosen to part ways.
As a renowned coach in the world of badminton, the 62-year-old Peng Weixin is clearly not short of job opportunities, with both the Malaysian Badminton Association and the Chinese Badminton Association extending invitations to this accomplished mentor in the men's doubles category. According to Malaysian media reports, the Chinese badminton team has offered Peng Weixin a salary three times higher than what he earned while coaching in Indonesia, seemingly determined to secure his services. In fact, rumors about Peng Weixin possibly coming to China to coach are not new. Last year during the China Open Badminton Championships, Zhang Jun, the chairman of the Chinese Badminton Association, met with Peng Weixin, and Peng also took a photo with his arm around Chen Qiyou, the current head coach of the men's doubles for the Chinese badminton team.
However, Malaysian media also analyzed the advantages of the Malaysian Badminton Association, stating that the position offered to Peng Weixin is the head coach of the men's doubles group, which is vacant following the departure of the original coach, Chen Bingsheng. Compared to the Chinese team, which can only offer the position of assistant coach for the men's doubles group (as Chen Qiyou has confirmed his continued tenure for the Los Angeles Olympic cycle), the Malaysian team appears to be a better fit for Peng to fully implement his coaching plans. In an interview with the media, Peng Weixin confirmed receiving an invitation from the Malaysian Badminton Association but did not respond to the possibility of coaching in China.