13 Feb

After two months of breath-taking, exciting and badminton of the highest quality, the curtain has come down on the fourth edition of SS Purple League (SSPL) which showcased the best of local and international 'badmintainment’. In addition to witnessing players of the highest caliber in action, the idea to integrate sports and entertainment into a single package paid off handsomely which gave the SS Purple League a unique identity - 'badmintainment' - the first of its kind. "Since the inception of the Purple League, our plan all along was to create an exciting badminton league. So we decided to add certain stipulations...

07:20 / Local / Sports
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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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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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08 Jan

Enam pasukan mengesahkan kedudukan mereka ke peringkat kalah mati bagi merebut kejuaraan SS Purple League (SSPL) musim ini selepas berjaya berada pada kelompok enam pasukan teratas saingan round robin yang tamat di Stadium Badminton Kuala Lumpur, Cheras sebentar tadi. Pasukan tersebut adalah Kelab Badminton (KB) Muar selaku juara, KB Bandar Utama Dragons, KB Puchong United, KB Petaling Jaya, KB Ampang Jaya dan KB Petaling. KB Bandar Utama Dragons yang beraksi pada perlawanan terakhir di sebelah malam menang ke atas KB Bangsar Hawks 14-2. Keputusan itu membolehkan mereka melonjak daripada tangga keenam liga ke tangga kedua dengan mengumpul 97 mata. Kelab dari Johor itu...

09:04 / Local / Sports
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05 Jan

Muar BC strengthened their position at the summit of the SS Purple League (SSPL) with a big 14-4 win over Bangsar Hawks BC side during their SSPL 2016/17 match earlier today at the Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Cheras. With that result, Muar has mathematically qualified to the Stage 2 of the SSPL 2016/17 as one of the top six teams. The Johor side race straight out of the blocks to record a 6-0 lead after taking both the men’s singles and women’s singles match in straight sets. Tan Chun Seang easily defeated his Bangsar Hawks’ men’s singles counterpart, Chian Chin Yong while...

07:04 / Local / Sports
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