28 Jan

Puchong United Badminton Club (BC) tasted defeat for the first time in this season’s SS Purple League (SSPL) after falling to Cheras BC 4-13 in their Stage 2 Group A match at the Sports Arena Sentosa, Old Klang Road today. With the Grand Finals looming, leaders Puchong United BC rested several key players in their last Stage 2 match as they have already secured a place in the semi-finals. Meanwhile Cheras BC was desperate to register a big win as they needed 11 points to overtake Petaling BC for an automatic semi-finals slot in next month’s SSPL Finals. National shuttler, Chong Yee Han’s...

09:26 / Local / Sports
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28 Jan

Petaling Badminton Club (BC) ended their SS Purple League (SSPL) 2017/18 Stage 2 campaign on the right note after defeating Ampang Jaya BC 14-7 during their Group B match at the Sports Arena Sentosa, Old Klang Road earlier today. Petaling BC gained the early advantage with Japanese international, Kenichi Tago having to dig deep into his reserves to beat Ampang Jaya BC’s Tan Jia Wei 3-2 (6-11, 11-9, 11-3, 7-11, 11-6) in the first men’s singles match. [caption id="attachment_13768" align="alignright" width="300"] Ampang Jaya BC's Nguyen Tien Minh returns a shot towards his opponent during their SSPL 2017/18 Stage 2 match against Petaling...

02:08 / Local / Sports
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27 Jan

Ampang Jaya Badminton Club (BC) earned a much-needed 11-10 victory over Kepong BC in their SS Purple League (SSPL) 2017/18 Stage 2 Group B encounter at the Sports Arena Sentosa, Old Klang Road today. It was Kepong BC who started the brighter side. Their men’s singles, Muhd Nuraidil Adha Azman was bullish in his performance against Ampang Jaya BC’s Tan Jia Wei as he took the first match 3-2 (6-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8, 10-9). Ampang Jaya BC clawed their way back and regained the lead after the women’s singles match thanks to Xu Wei’s 3-1 (11-9, 11-8, 10-11, 6-1) win over Kepong...

02:08 / Local / Sports
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26 Jan

Puchong United Badminton Club (BC) remain unbeaten in this season’s SS Purple League (SSPL) after edging Petaling Jaya BC 9-7 during their Stage 2 Group A match at the Sports Arena Sentosa, Old Klang Road today. Puchong United BC got off to a quick 3-0 start as Liew Daren was a class above his opponent of the day, Labieb Muhzafar Lakamagi of Petaling Jaya BC. Daren won the battle in straight sets (11-8, 11-1, 11-4). They then opened a 5-point lead after the women’s singles match thanks to Deng Xuan’s 3-1 (11-5, 6-11, 11-4, 11-7) win over her Petaling Jaya BC opponent,...

09:28 / Local / Sports
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26 Jan

Petaling Badminton Club (BC) secured their first win of the SS Purple League 2017/18 Stage 2 after beating Kepong BC 12-6 in their Group B tie at the Sports Arena Sentosa, Old Klang Road earlier today. Japanese international, Kenichi Tago inspired Petaling BC to a 3-0 lead early on as he beat Kepong BC’s Muhd Nuraidil Adha Azman in straight sets (11-8, 11-8, 11-5) in the first men’s singles match. Kepong BC rallied back in the second match with Qin Jin Jing winning her women’s singles match against Petaling BC’s Hera Desiana Rachmawati 3-2 (11-8, 11-8, 7-11, 3-11, 2-1). It could have...

02:08 / Local / Sports
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21 Jan

National men’s doubles pair, Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong aim to bounce back after their disappointing loss in the Perodua Malaysia Masters 2018 (PMM2018) presented by Daihatsu final to Indonesia’s Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto at the Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur Sports City earlier today. After putting on a tremendous show and taking the first set 21-14, Goh and Tan could not capitalise on that advantage as they fell narrowly in the second set 22-24. Fajar and Rian stormed through to take the third set 21-13 and capture the PMM2018 gold. “We made many unforced errors in the second...

03:13 / International / Sports
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20 Jan

National men’s doubles Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong are on course to win their first title in front of home fans after their Perodua Malaysia Masters 2018 presented by Daihatsu semi-final success earlier today at the Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur Sports City. Reignited by their return in partnership, the Rio Olympic silver medallists made no mistakes as they cruised past Chinese Taipei’s Chen Hung Ling and Wang Chi-Lin 21-16 21-17 in 34 minutes. “We played well today, we dictated the tempo and we hope to perform tomorrow like we did today. It is important that we rediscover our chemistry early...

02:28 / International / Sports
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19 Jan

The entire nation will shift their focus on national men’s doubles, Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong and mixed doubles, Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Jemie Lai as both pairs continue their fight into the semi-finals stage of the Perodua Malaysia Masters 2018 (PMM2018) presented by Daihatsu. After losing the first set to China’s Liu Cheng and Zhang Nan, V Shem and Wee Kiong shifted into top gear to register a 12-21 21-18 21-18 over the third seeds. “We just focused on our own game plan and it worked to perfection. We lost in the first set only because we haven’t played them (Liu and...

02:28 / International / Sports
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18 Jan

National women’s singles, Goh Jin Wei and Lee Ying Ying continue their journey into the quarterfinals of the Perodua Malaysia Masters 2018 (PMM2018) presented by Daihatsu after winning their Round 2 matches at the Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur Sports City earlier today. Jin Wei got the ball rolling after her impressive straight sets 21-11 21-11 win over Chinese Taipei’s Pai Yu Po. “I played better today than I did yesterday. I did my homework and studied my opponent (Yu Po) which allowed me to read her game. I will keep on going and try my best to win my games. Although I...

03:31 / International / Sports
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18 Jan

Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying complete a trio of mixed doubles pairs in the quarterfinals of the Perodua Malaysia Masters 2018 (PMM2018) presented by Daihatsu. Peng Soon and Liu Ying ousted Danish opponents – Mathias Christiansen and Christinna Pedersen 21-18 13-21 21-18 during their PMM2018 Round 2 match at the Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur Sports City today. “I was a little nervous even though we have the edge over them (Pedersen and Christiansen). And that made it an even tighter affair than it should be. Playing against them was a real test for us but winning it gave us more...

03:31 / Local / Sports
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