PUCHONG (30 September 2017): Cheras BC is in pole position to bag the Junior Purple League 2017 Division 1 crown after an intense 15-9 victory over contenders and defending champions, Petaling BC during day 1 of the league’s final leg at Sports Arena Puchong today. Deemed as a potential title decider, Cheras BC drew first blood in the match up through boys’ singles player, Aidil Sholeh Ali Sadikin who defeated Chia Wei Jie 3-1 (7-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-7). Then, their girls’ doubles pair of Benyapa Aimsaard/Nuntakarn Aimsaard edged Petaling BC’s Nathakorn Jaiareree/Suprapich Silprakob 3-2 (8-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-5, 11-9) to extend their team’s...

KUALA LUMPUR (28 September 2017): Several of Thailand’s up and coming badminton talents believe that the Junior Purple League (JPL) is the best platform to gain as much valuable experiences and develop their badminton abilities to become future professionals. One rising star that represents the Thailand U19 team, Chasinee Korepap spends most of her career competing in Malaysia compared to her home country especially in the JPL as she has played for a few clubs here in a span of 3 years. [caption id="attachment_730" align="alignleft" width="275"] Petaling BC's girls' singles player, Chasinee Korepap in action during this season of the Junior Purple...

PUCHONG (23 September, 2017): Defending Junior Purple League (JPL) champions, Petaling BC picked themselves up after a slim defeat to Rawang BC last week as they edged Serdang BC 9-6 in the JPL2017 second leg at Sports Arena Puchong today. It was not all smooth sailing for Petaling BC as their boys’ singles player, Lim Yik Fong fell to a straight-sets loss to Serdang BC’s Weng Hongyang (10-11, 3-11, 5-11) early on. [caption id="attachment_721" align="alignleft" width="300"] The girls' doubles pair of Nathakorn Jaiareree (right) and Suprapich Silprakob (left) led defending champions Petaling BC to victory over Serdang BC in today's JPL2017 leg 2...

KUALA LUMPUR (21 September 2017): Datuk Razif Sidek renowned as a bronze medallist at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona and who is also a badminton legend in Malaysia, has passed on his competitive genes to his son, Muhammad Fazriq Mohd Razif who not surprisingly, is making waves on the junior circuit. Fazriq Razif, 13, currently plays for Bandar Maharani Badminton Club (BMBC) in the Junior Purple League 2017 (JPL2017) in the boy’s doubles category. According to Fazriq, it all started five years ago when he first saw his father playing and quickly took an interest in the sport. [caption id="attachment_716" align="alignright" width="300"] Bandar...

PUCHONG (17 September, 2017):  Cheras Badminton Club (BC) continued their rich vein of form in the Junior Purple League 2017 (JPL2017) first leg as they defeated Ampang Jaya BC 10-8 in today’s evening session at Sports Arena Puchong. [caption id="attachment_712" align="alignright" width="300"] Cheras BC's rising star, Aidil Sholeh Ali Sadikin will be an important player for his team if they are to challenge for the JPL2017 title.[/caption] Aidil Sholeh Ali Sadikin gave Cheras BC an excellent start in the boy’s singles match as he beat Ampang Jaya BC’s Huang Long Kai 3-1 (10-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-4) before sisters, Benyapa Aimsaard and Nuntakarn...

PUCHONG (16 September, 2017): Day 1 of the Junior Purple League 2017 (JPL2017) first leg saw newly promoted side Bandar Maharani Badminton Club (BC) impress on their Division 1 bow by beating Serdang BC 14-3 at Sports Arena Puchong today. Last season’s Division 2 champions took control of the tie from the get-go through Lim Chong King’s 3-0 (11-8, 11-9, 11-6) victory over Chang Chia Hao in the boy’s singles match. Bandar Maharani then went 6-0 up thanks to another straight sets win, this time through their Chinese Taipei boy’s pair, Luo Jin Wen/Wang Yu Qiao who beat Serdang’s Lee Xin Je/Lim Mei...

KUALA LUMPUR (14 September, 2017): The third edition of the Junior Purple League (JPL) starts in just a few days and players who feel they have a future in the game will strut their stuff with the hope of being spotted by talent scouts who in turn will help them achieve their ambitions of becoming future professionals. JPL2017 kicks off this Saturday (Sept 16) where junior players between the ages of 13 and 18 years will be exposed to high-intensity competition as they look to emulate the likes of Goh Jin Wei, Lee Zii Jia and Leong Jun Hao who graduated from the JPL...

The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) and Malaysia Purple League (MPL) have joined forces in a bid to recapture Malaysia's badminton greatness on the international front after a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony held earlier today at Ruyi & Lyn, Bangsar Shopping Centre. Recognized as one of the pioneers of entertaining professional badminton leagues in the world today, MPL will be looking to carry on revolutionizing the sport with the continuous support and backing of BAM. With the huge success of last year’s events namely the Junior Purple League, Junior Champions Challenge and the SS Purple League, badminton fans were treated...

KUALA LUMPUR (5 September, 2017): Three new teams have booked their slots for the Junior Purple League (JPL) 2017 after Sunday's qualifying round at Sports Arena Puchong. Ayer Itam Badminton Club (BC), Bukit Gambir BC and Amanjaya BC will make their respective debuts in Division 2 of the JPL when it kicks off on September 16, 2017. [caption id="attachment_662" align="alignright" width="300"] Bukit Gambir BC boy player Lim Tze Jian during JPL Qualifying 2017 on 3 September 2017.[/caption] In Sunday's six team qualifying round, Ayer Itam BC and Bukit Gambir BC topped their respective groups with two wins each, while Amanjaya BC grabbed the final spot...

SPORTSFIX the new Asean OTT live streaming sports platform has acquired the rights to Bangladesh Cricket Home Series matches. The first big Home Series for Bangladesh is a TEST Series against Australia, the first Tour of the current #3 ranked team to Bangladesh since 2006.  The visitors are prepared for a hot wicket at the end of Bangladesh’s hot summer month, with the first match on Aug 27th. Marcus Luer, Executive Chairman and Founder of Sportsfix said “we are thrilled to add Bangladesh Cricket to our line up of top Sports from across the region. There is a large Bangladesh Community across...