28 Dec Petaling BC Avoid Hawks Scare

Petaling Badminton Club (BC) scraped past Bangsar Hawks BC 13-9 despite some lackadaisical performances from their players in their SS Purple League (SSPL) 2017/18 Phase 1 match at the Sports Arena Sentosa, Old Klang Road earlier today.

Kenichi Tago got things going for Petaling BC as he was made to work hard for his win. Tago, who fell to a shock straight sets defeat in his previous match, bounced back to narrowly defeat Bangsar Hawks BC’s Zhang Song Ye 3-2 (11-6, 8-11, 11-4, 4-11, 11-6) in the first men’s singles.

Dede Ryan Philip and Yap Qar Siong of Bangsar Hawks BC in men’s doubles action during their SSPL 2017/18 Phase 1 match against Petaling BC at the Sports Arena Sentosa, Old Klang Road earlier today.

They soon added another three points to the overall score as their Indonesian import, Hera Desiana Rachmawati made lightweight of her Bangsar Hawks BC’s opponent Shen Yabing. Hera won the women’s singles match in straight sets 3-0 (11-10, 11-2, 11-4).

But the Hawks’ spirits were not dampened as their men’s doubles pair of Yap Qar Siong and Dede Ryan Philip showed ruthless aggression to beat Petaling BC’s Goh V Shem and Ian Wong Jien Sern 3-1 (11-9, 9-11, 11-10, 11-9) in the third match of the tie.

Petaling BC’s mixed doubles pair of Chen Tang Jie and Devi Tika Permatasari did just about enough as they edged Bangsar Hawks BC’s Hiripong Sathorn and Liu Lin in a close 3-2 (11-10, 5-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-10) battle to put their team one step closer to victory.

Iskandar Zulkarnain once again proved to be the hero for Petaling BC as he emerged 3-2 (11-3, 8-11, 6-11, 11-8, 5-7) victorious in his men’s singles match against Zulhelmi Zulkiffli of Bangsar Hawks BC to steer his side to victory.

“Some of our performances today are a let-down as we underestimated our opponents. Today we see the true ability of the Bangsar Hawks team especially in the men’s doubles category as we aimed to win that match 3-0,” said Petaling BC’s coach, Ismail Saman.

“We have to change our mind set. What I meant by that is, no matter who we face next, whether they are a strong or weak team, we must play to our full potential and kill the games early to collect maximum points,” added Ismail.

SSPL 2017/18 Phase 1 Results (28/12/2017)
(4pm) Bangsar Hawks BC lost to Petaling BC 9-13
MS2: Zhang Song Ye lost to Kenichi Tago 2-3 (6-11, 11-8, 4-11, 11-4, 6-11)
WS: Shen Yabing lost to Hera Desiana Rachmawati 0-3 (10-11, 2-11, 4-11)
MD: Dede Ryan Philip-Yap Qar Siong bt Goh V Shem-Ian Wong Jien Sern 3-1 (11-9, 9-11, 11-10, 11-9)
XD: Hiripong Sathorn-Liu Lin lost to Chen Tang Jie-Devi Tika Permatasari 2-3 (10-11, 11-5, 7-11, 11-8, 10-11)
MS1: Zulhelmi Zulkiffli lost to Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin 2-3 (3-11, 11-8, 11-6, 8-11, 5-7)