Ayer Itam Badminton Club have made heads turn when both their Under-15 and 18 teams advanced to the 2021/2022 AEON Credit Purple League Junior (ACPLPJ) grand finals scheduled for next month. The Northern club side celebrated their entry to the grand finals in style by emerging top in both the age-group categories during the two-day final qualifying rounds of the competition held at the Sixbase Sport Arena here in Kampar. [caption id="attachment_177242" align="alignleft" width="300"] Stalwart Oo Shan Zi was the toast in Ayer Itam BC's strong finish in the Under-15 competition.[/caption] The final qualifying round of the competition saw another eight teams (four...

Smashing Perling Badminton Club got off to a flying start in their AEON Credit Purple League Junior 2021-2022 (ACPLPJ) campaign when they clinched their ticket in style to next month's grand finals.  The southern club side's Under-15 squad grabbed two emphatic victories over Mentakab BC (15-0) and Seremban City BC (13-4) to top the charts with the highest accumulated points (332-163) in the opening leg of the two-day tournament held at the Smazh Premium Outlet here in Malacca. [caption id="attachment_177220" align="alignright" width="300"] Perling BC’s Tania Nair hopes her teammates will remain focused ahead of the upcoming finals in February.[/caption] The seventh edition of the...