Bangkok: Former World No. 1 men’s doubles pair Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong of Malaysia brushed off the challenge of their younger compatriots Chooi Kah Ming/ Ow Yao Han, strolling into the Thailand Open GPG semi-finals with 21-17, 21-11 victory on Friday.
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Bangkok: Two of the three Malaysian men’s doubles pairs had reached the quarter-finals of Thailand Open on Thursday.
While facing growing pressure from within Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) to split up their partnership, the 2009 World Boys’ Doubles champions and current World No. 94 Chooi Kah Ming and Ow Yao Han put together a stellar performance to upset World No. 25 Wang Yilv and Zhang Wen of China 21-19, 14-21, 21-15 to advance to the quarters of Thailand Open.
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Taipei: For a long time it seemed we would not able to see the 2003 All England champion Muhammad Hafiz Hashim to compete at the highest level of badminton anymore, proving he still had plenty of fuel in his tank, the 32-year-old Malaysian sprung two surprises on Tuesday at the Chinese Taipei Open qualifying round when he defeated compatriot Jimmy Tay Yu Lun 21-17 , 15-21, 21-7 in 50 minutes, and sparked a strong comeback to closed out a tough victory over Lin Chia Hsuan of Chinese Taipei in the second qualifying match with 18-21, 21-17, 22-20 in 55 minutes. Hafiz is set to square off with Jeon Hyeok-Jin of Korea on Wednesday. Jeon Hyeok-Jin is going to be a tough nut to crack for Hafiz, since he has proved his worth by pulling off an upset triumph over world No. 9 Son Wan Ho at last week’s 2015 Gwangju Summer Universiade men’s singles final.
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Colombo: Malaysia’s former world No. 1 men’s doubles Koo Kien Keat & Tan Boon Heong turned the Sri Lanka International Challenge final into a grand occasion for themselves on Saturday, beating their younger compatriots Chooi Kah Ming/Ow Yao Han 21-19, 21-17 to finally ended a 3 years title drought in Open tournaments. The last time Koo Kien Keat & Tan Boon Heong won a championship together was in the 2012 Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold, in which they’ve also defeated Chooi Kah Ming/Ow Yao Han 21-15, 21-19 in the final.
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Kuala Lumpur: The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) had admitted their preparation for the 2016 Olympic was hampered by Tan Boon Heong’s sudden departure last Wednesday.
Continue reading Two pairs of former world junior champions to reunite after Tan Boon Heong’s departure
Kuala Lumpur: Singapore shuttler Liang Xiao Yu once again inspired players of her team as Kepong BC defeated Purple League’s regular season Champions Muar City 13-8 in the final of the Purple League Champions Challenge on Sunday.
After Arif Latif of Muar City won a 3-1 first men’s singles match over Nur Azriyn Ayup of Kepong, many people predicted the well balanced Muar City would take home Purple League Champions Challenge title without any real suspense.
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Kuala Lumpur: On Saturday afternoon, Puchong United BC saw its unbeaten streak go by the wayside in a 10-11 loss to Kepong BC, which finished the day on a 7-game winning streak.
Kepong BC, who started Nur Azriyn Ayup has no answer to Daren Liew of Puchong United in the first men’s singles match, losing 11-7, 5-11, 8-11, 8-11.
Continue reading Purple League: Tan Boon Heong/Ow Yao Han hand Puchong United their first loss
Kota Kinabalu: In the end, the right men won. And they ended their year on a high note.
Former world junior champion Mak Hee Chun who was dropped from Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) in 2012, teamed with Tan Bin Shen who left the national team in 2010, as they defied all odds to triumph over top seeds Lim Khim Wah-Ow Yao Han in the men’s doubles final of Sabah Open on Sunday. Mak-Tan won the intense battle 16-21,21-19,21-16 in 58 minutes.
Continue reading From underdog to champion – Mak Hee Chun/Tan Bin Shen win Sabah Open
Kuala Lumpur: After knocking second seeds Low Juan Shen-Ong Yew Sin out of the tournament on Friday, the unseeded Mak Hee Chun-Tan Bin Shen reached the finals at Sabah Open on Saturday with another shock upset over fourth seeds Tan Wee Gieen-Teo Ee Yi winning 21-12,15-21,22-20 in 52 minutes. Mak – Tan will battle number one seeds Lim Khim Wah-Ow Yao Han in the men’s doubles final.
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Sydney: All Malaysian players were able to advance to the main draw of Australia Open on Tuesday.
Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif defeated Mitchell Wheller of Australia 21-11, 21-8 in his first qualifying match, and knocked out Andrew Smith of England 21-17, 22-20 in the second qualifying match.
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