09 Jan

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...

10:55 / Lifestyle / Local / Press Release / Sports
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06 Jan

Aspiring young shuttlers from the country will be strutting their stuff once again in the AEON Credit Purple League Junior 2021/2022 (ACPLJ) badminton championship, which gets underway in Malacca this weekend. Some of the finest young talents will pit their strength in search of glory with their respective clubs over the course of three weeks beginning with the qualifying stages. [caption id="attachment_177188" align="alignleft" width="300"] Seremban City BC’s Coach, Zakry Abdul Latif was delighted with his team for overcoming their disappointing results on the first day.[/caption] Malaysia Purple League (MPL)’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), Ho Khek Mong is looking forward to see the young aspiring...

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24 Dec

Butterworth Badminton Club and Ampang Jaya Badminton Club booked their semi-final berths in style in the Top Glove Purple League Pro-Am 2021 (TGPLPA). As expected, both Butterworth BC and Ampang Jaya BC advanced from Group A and B respectively. Joining the 2 badminton giants are Serdang BC who topped Group A and Bandar Maharani BC who finished second behind Ampang Jaya BC in Group B. As players scrambled to salvage as many points for their respective clubs, Samuel Lee from Butterworth BC was in his elements today as he led his team to secure a semi-final spot. Known for his energetic display, Samuel Lee showed...

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23 Dec

The Top Glove Purple League Pro-Am 2021 (TGPLPA) kept all those who were at the venue today on their toes as Ampang Jaya BC extended their winning streak after beating Petaling Jaya BC (12-9) in the last game of the third day. Ampang Jaya BC got off to a good start as Lim Tze Jian – Wong Kha Yan defeated Clarissa San – Tan Wei Liang (11-5, 10-11, 11-7, 11-5) in the mixed doubles. However, the club from Kuala Lumpur had to keep their calm after Tan Jia Jie lost to Low Eu Chong (6-11, 11-7, 11-6, 4-11, 8-11) in the men’s...

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22 Dec

Seremban City Badminton Club came out victors in the battle of the cities on the second day of the Top Glove Purple League Pro-Am 2021 (TGPLPA) tournament in Putrajaya today. Seremban City BC brushed aside neighbours Bangi City 11-4 and kept up the momentum in their bid to finish top of the group after having defeated DSBC Labuan 12-4 in their opening tie yesterday. Despite Seremban's City gallant run all eyes were on DSBC Labuan's up and coming singles player Arena Satu Samin who upset former national player Goh Jin Wei of Butterworth BC yesterday. Arena, who won the Singapore Youth International Series...

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