Doubles specialist, Goh V Shem got off to a winning start in the SS Purple League 2018/19, contributing points towards Petaling Badminton Club’s 13-7 victory over Bukit Mertajam All Stars Badminton Club (BMASBC) on Day 8 Stage 1 at the Gem In Mall, Cyberjaya today. Petaling BC’s win has pushed them to the top of the table, followed by defending champions Puchong United Badminton Club (PUBC) and last year’s finalist, Kepong Badminton Club (KBC) in third. V Shem who usually partners Tan Wee Kiong in the national team, was paired with Man Wei Chong and didn’t disappoint with a dominant 3-0 (11-2,...

SS Purple League (SSPL) 2017/18 title contenders, Petaling BC were in scintillating form as they overcame Serdang BC 11-8 to record their second win of the season during their SSPL 2017/18 Phase 1 match at the Sports Arena Sentosa, Old Klang Road today. Petaling BC started the match on fire as they recorded straight sets victories in the first two matches of the tie. Kenichi Tago of Petaling BC continued his rich vein in form as he registered yet another straight sets win in the first men’s singles match. The Japanese international defeated Serdang BC’s Chinese import, Xu Yiming 3-0 (11-8, 11-9,...

Petaling BC concluded their SS Purple League 2016/17 season on the right note after beating Ampang Jaya BC (10-4) to fifth place in their SSPL 2016/17 5th/6th Playoff match today at the Arena of Stars, Resorts World Genting. Liew Daren made lightweight of his opponent, Ampang Jaya’s Ajay Jayaram, winning 3-1 in the first men’s singles match to ensure that Petaling got off on the right foot. However, the match was quickly leveled as Xu Wei of Ampang Jaya beat Petaling’s Yap Rui Chen with a similar scoreline (3-1) in the women’s singles match. Petaling’s youngster Man Wei Chong, guided by Rio...

Last year’s Junior Purple League champions Petaling BC successfully defended their title as they beat Puchong United 13-8 at the Challenger Sports Centre, Ampang earlier today. However, they fell to a surprising defeat in their final match to hosts Ampang Jaya BC 7-13. The loss definitely took some shine off a wonderful performance throughout the entire league as they were the only unbeaten team going into the final round of matches. “From the very beginning our aim was to be defending champions and today we achieved that goal. It is a formality for a seasoned club like ours and we are proud...