Bangkok Diaries: ‘Thank You, Thailand!’
Rachel Honderich and Kristen Tsai live in the opposite ends of Canada – Tsai in Vancouver and Honderich in Toronto – so the world No.23 duo weren’t able to train most of last year. They only got together for a few…
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Rachel Honderich and Kristen Tsai live in the opposite ends of Canada – Tsai in Vancouver and Honderich in Toronto – so the world No.23 duo weren’t able to train most of last year. They only got together for a few weeks before the YONEX Thailand Open.
The Canadians made the most of the time away from competition as Tsai completed her Masters degree in criminology, while Honderich has been taking online classes in kinesiology.
“It’s been ten months since the All England so we were a bit anxious. It’s a long time since we’ve been together, so a lot of nerves and a lot of excitement. It was refreshing to be back there. We saw each other last All England, and we went all the way to December without training together because we live in the opposite sides of Canada. So we only got together for a few weeks before coming here. So we trained hard but separately, so that hasn’t helped.