Trang: The 2013 Asian Junior Championships Soo Teck Zhi of Malaysia flirted with mortality at Thailand International Challenge on Wednesday when he came perilously close to a third-round defeat by the No. 16 seed Indonesian Andre Marteen. Soo eventually fought off the difficult three-set tussle to outlast Marteen 19-21, 21-14, 22-20 in 89 minutes.
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Ipoh: Lim Chi Wing of Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) defeated the 2012 Malaysian national champion Misbun Ramdan Misbun of Selangor to win his second Malaysian national title at Dewan Seri Perdana Kolej Sains Kesihatan Bersekutu Azlan Shah, Ulu Kinta on Saturday.
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Ipoh: Former Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) player and No. 3 seed Daren Liew put No. 8 seed Lim Chi Wing to a stern test but Lim ultimately came through 17-21, 21-11, 30-29 to reach the final of Malaysian National Championships final on Friday.
Kuala Lumpur: 16-year-old Goh Jin Wei officially became Malaysia’s No. 1 women’s singles player, after beating teammate Soniia Cheah Su Ya 21-17, 21-12 to claim the Malaysia National Circuit GP Finals at Juara Stadium on Sunday.
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Kuala Terengganu: Inspiration comes from a lot of different places, but one thing that can always sweep us from under our feet is a great sports underdog.
After a turbulent career at Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), the two ex-BAM players Mak Hee Chun/Tan Bin Shen who used to be nobodies after leaving BAM have somehow made their way to become somebodies. After winning the Sabah Open two weeks ago, Mak Hee Chun and Tan Bin Shen have every reason to smile again on Tuesday as they defeated BAM’s back-up shuttlers Tan Wee Gieen and Teo Ee Yi 21-18, 21-15 in 35 minutes to win their first ever national men’s doubles title.
Kuala Terengganu: The reigning Sabah Open champion Mak Hee Chun-Tan Bin Shen pulled off a stunning, 24-22,13-21,21-13 upset win over tournament favorite Commonwealth Games champion Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong in an intense battle at the semi-final of National GP finals, Kuala Terengganu on Monday.
Mak-Tan will clash with Malaysia’s national backup shuttlers Tan Wee Gieen-Teo Ee Yi for the National GP Finals title.
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s back-up men’s singles shuttlers Lim Chi Wing who won the Vietnam International Series title in October, has done just enough to qualify for the National Grand Prix Finals in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia.
Despite losing to R. Satheishtharan 21-13, 12-21, 14-21 on Sunday morning, Lim Chi Wing defeated second seed Lim Fang Yang 21-17, 21-10 later in the afternoon. Together with his victory against Goh Giap Chin on Saturday, he has earned sufficient points to come out on top in Group B.
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Kuala Lumpur: Deputy president of the Badminton Association of Malaysia’s (BAM) Datuk Mohamad Norza Zakaria was disappointed after Malaysia lost to Asia All-Stars last Sunday for the consolation third-fourth place match based on overall points scored.
“There were two reasons for our failure at the Axiata Cup. First, we were relying too much on Chong Wei. Secondly, we were expecting senior players such as Chong Wei Feng and Daren Liew to deliver,” said Norza.
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Danang: On Sunday, Malaysia’s reserve shuttler Lim Chi Wing won the Vietnam International Series title through a hard-fought match over Taiwan’s Lu Chia-hung with 21-19, 11-21, 21-17 in 59 minutes. This is their second meetings in 2014, the 19 year-old Lim Chi Wing lost to Lu in the Vietnam International Challenge earlier this year.
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