Tag: 2014 Kopiko Purple League (KPL)

Jan O Jorgensen, Kenichi Tago join Malaysia’s Purple League

Kuala Lumpur: After a three week break, the second half of Malaysia’s first professional badminton league – Kopiko Purple League will kick into full gear on January 2, 2015.

Second half of the season will see the addition of world number three Jan O Jorgensen of Denmark and world number 4 Kenichi Tago of Japan. Jorgensen and Tago will play for Petaling BC. In addition, the number two team in Purple League, Muar City BC have also picked up a big name in women’s singles, the BWF Superseries Finals women’s singles champion Tai Tzu-Ying of Taiwan.Jan O Jorgensen (right) will be the main attraction as second half of Purple League begins on Jan 2, 2015
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Puchong United top Kopiko Purple League standings over Muar City

Kuala Lumpur: This Sunday marked the end of the first half of the Kopiko Purple League (KPL) in the 2014 calendar year. The league will resume its second half of the season on Jan 2, 2015.

Here are highlights of Sunday’s ties in the KPL:Puchong United is leading the pack at Purple League

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Kopiko Purple League roundup: Ampang Jaya BC extend run

Kuala Lumpur: With Axiata Cup semi-finals playing at the other side of town, Kopiko Purple League was offering 3 sizzling matchups between 6 teams on Saturday.Sony Dwi Kuncoro finishes off Chong Yee Han with an easy winner.
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Kopiko Purple League: Kepong BC edge Bangsar Hawks BC 16-7

Kuala Lumpur: The Kepong BC was taking full advantage of having Chong Wei Feng and Tan Boon Heong returned to its lineup after both players helped qualified Malaysia for the Axiata Cup semi-finals in Jakarta two days ago.Given proper training and exposure, 17-year old Loh Kean Yew has the potential to rise to stardom
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Kopiko Purple League: Sugiarto and Liew lead Puchong United BC to victory

Kuala Lumpur: World number 5 Tommy Sugiarto and Daren Liew who are representing Puchong United BC at the Kopiko Purple League, led their team to a dominating win over Kajang BC with a final score of 18-5 on Thursday.

Tommy Sugiarto didn’t face any real resistance from Wong Kin Yik of Kajang BC as he won the first men’s singles match 11-3, 11-3, 11-4 in 25 minutes. Victories from Lim Chiew Sien (women’s singles), Agripinna Prima/Fran Kurniawan (men’s doubles), Wong Fai Yin/Woon Khe Wei (mixed doubles) combined to give the Puchong United BC a 12-3 lead.Can you find Tommy Sugiarto and Daren Liew in this picture? (Photo: Purple League)
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Kopiko Purple League: Muar City BC, Ampang Jaya BC stay undefeated

Kuala Lumpur: After two days off, Muar City BC, Ampang Jaya BC continued winning runs against their opponents on Wednesday.

The 2007 world championships silver medalist Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia who made his maiden appearance with  Ampang Jaya BC, needed 5 sets to see off the tenacious Singaporean Derek Wong of Klang United BC 6-11,11-6,11-10,8-11,11-3 in the first men’s singles match.Lee Hyun Il is one of the big star at the Purple League
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An action-packed day in Kopiko Purple League

Kuala Lumpur: With 3 ties on the schedule yesterday, Ampang Jaya BC that spearheaded by Goh Giap Chin defeated Kajang BC 14-8. Kajang BC only managed to notch up two wins, one through first men’s doubles that featured heavy weight Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia and former Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) international Ong Soon Hock, and another win by Bong Guang Yik in the second men’s singles match.Playing with Hendra Setiawan (red shirt, right) would be beneficial to the other Malaysian players
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Competition intensifies through Kopiko Purple League’s unique scoring system

Kuala Lumpur: All sports leagues are different and they all incorporate different kind of scoring system to keep the game fresh and interesting. Malaysia’s first ever badminton professional league, the Kopiko Purple League (KPL) uses 5×11-point scoring system for each match, and the winner of each tie is determined by the total number sets/games won, not the number of matches won (A tie is comprised of two teams playing six matches, players play the 5×11 scoring format with best of five sets).An example of how winners of Kopiko Purple League is determined by number of sets/games won

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Kopiko Purple League: High quality badminton from Hafiz, Tien Minh

Kuala Lumpur: The 2003 All England champion Hafiz Hashim who has disappeared from the Malaysian badminton landscape for a long time, is now playing for Cheras BC in the first season of Kopiko Purple League (KPL). Hafiz got off to a good start on Wednesday against current Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) shuttler Goh Soon Huat winning the first men’s singles tie 11-10, 11-8, 11-10.Hafiz (yellow shirt) sits next to his brother Muhammad Roslin Hashim at the Purple League

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