Kuala Lumpur: After Muar City were found for a failure to comply with Badminton World Federation’s (BWF) ranking when fielding Malaysian mixed doubles expert Chan Peng Soon in their lineup, Purple League has imposed a penalty to vacate 17 wins that played by Chan Peng Soon. Reversely, Muar City’s opponents were rewarded 3-0 win on those 17 matches.
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Kuala Lumpur: After Muar City shut out Ampang Jaya BC on Tuesday, it’s obvious Muar City would be the number one team heading into end of the 2014-2015 Purple League regular season.
While Lee Hyun-Il was playing at the Djarum Superliga in Indonesia, Muar City’s Ronald Susilo of Singapore and Mak Hee Chun/Tan Bin Shen carried their team to sweep past Ampang Jaya BC 17-6 on Tuesday.
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Kuala Lumpur: On Sunday night, Muar City BC of Purple League notched a blowout 15-6 win over Kepong BC to extend their franchise record winning streak to 9 games, thanks to strong performances from Lee Hyun Il and Mak Hee Chun/Tan Bin Shen.
Lee Hyun-Il got off to a good start, breaking Goh Soon Huat of Kepong BC 11-7, 11-5, 10-11, 11-7 to win the first men’s singles match comfortably in 39 minutes.
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Kuala Lumpur: Puchong United BC hailed Cheras BC’s fighting spirit as they hung on for victory to secure a hard-fought 11-10 win on Friday.
World number 20th Tanongsak Saen Somboonsuk opened the tie against Muhammad Hafiz Hashim of Cheras in the first men’s singles match. Fittingly it was veteran Hafiz who clinched it for Cheras with his tricky net shots that forced a lot errors from the shuttler who came from Thailand. After nearly 48 minutes toe-to-toe combat, Tanongsak Saen Somboonsuk lost 7-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-6, 9-11 to the 2003 All England champion.
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Kuala Lumpur: World number one men’s doubles player Lee Yong-Dae has joined Muar City in the role of mentor. He would not compete in Purple League, instead, he would be offering advice and sharing experience with the Muar City players.
Speaking as a mentor, Lee Yong-Dae said Muar City have to improve the quality of their games in order to stay on top of the Purple League ranking before the start of the Champions Challenge in February.
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Kuala Lumpur: Going into a 10-day break, the Muar City is 7-0 and remains as the only undefeated team in Purple League.
However, their schedule will get much tougher after the break when they will play the number two team in the league Petaling Jaya BC on Jan 22, Kepong BC that feature Chong Wei Feng, Tan Boon Heong on Jan 25, Ampang Jaya BC on Jan 27th and former number two team Puchong United on Jan 31.
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Kuala Lumpur: Muar City continued their hot streak by finishing 16-6 against Klang United BC on Sunday.
Women’s singles player Tai Tzu Ying of Muar City used only 16 minutes to roll past Yap Rui Chen 11-4, 11-7, 11-4 in the first match against Klang United BC.
Continue reading Muar City BC hold off Klang United BC for seventh straight win
Kuala Lumpur: Despite the absence of South Korean Lee Hyun-Il, Muar City BC continued their six-game winning streak against Kajang BC on Wednesday.
Kuala Lumpur: Muar City BC shot down Bangsar Hawks BC 18-3 to reclaim the top spot in the Purple League rankings on Sunday.
South Korean veteran Lee Hyun-Il of Muar City BC faced a tough opposition from Zulfadli Zulkiffli at the first men’s singles match. The experienced South Korean eventually overcame a hefty challenge from the 2014 Malaysian Champion to prevail at 11-5, 8-11, 11-7, 11-6.
