Kuala Lumpur: Chong Wei Feng brought the audience to life on Thursday when he produced some fireworks to fight back from two sets down before eventually winning in five sets against Thomi Azizan Mahbub of Bangsar Hawks BC.
Continue reading Malaysia Purple League: Kepong BC survive stirring comeback
Kuala Lumpur: Lee Yong-Dae and Lee Hyo-Jung who struck gold in the mixed doubles event for Korea at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, earned an exciting 11-6, 11-8, 11-10 victory on Saturday in Malaysia Purple League over Ardiansyah Putra/Devi Tika Permatasari from Petaling BC.
Continue reading Olympic Champions Lee Yong-Dae & Lee Hyo-Jung give Muar City a New Year victory
Kuala Lumpur: Lee Chong Wei who played for Petaling Jaya BC in the Malaysia Purple League defeated reigning Malaysia champion Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin in straight sets 11-6, 11-5, 11-5, bringing Petaling Jaya BC from a 7-10 deficit to tie Petaling BC with a 10-10 final score.
Continue reading Lee Chong Wei leads Petaling Jaya BC to tie Petaling BC 10-10
Kuala Lumpur: Despite the absence of their top men’s singles player Lee Hyun Il, the best team in Malaysia Purple League – Muar City extended their winning streak to 6-0 after beating Kajang 15-2 on Saturday.
Continue reading Muar City blow out Kajang 15-2 in Purple League
Kuala Lumpur: Muar City BC, the Malaysia Purple League’s top team handed the second lowest ranked Purple League team Klang United a 15-0 bashing in their tie held on Sunday in Sentosa Sports Arena.
Continue reading Muar City hand Klang United a 15-0 trashing in Purple League
Kuala Lumpur: There’s bad. Then there’s the worst loss ever.
Sunday was a “tragic day” for Kajang BC, when the No. 1 ranked team in the Malaysia Purple League, Nusajaya BC handed Kajang BC their worst loss ever, defeating the No. 12 ranked team 15-1 this weekend.
Continue reading Malaysia Purple League: Nusajaya BC trash Kajang BC 15-1
Genting: Petaling BC fought until the bitter end but eventually bowed out to Kepong BC 7-13 in the quarter-finals of the Purple League Champions Challenge on Friday.
World No. 19 Kenichi Tago got off to a good start for Petaling in the first men’s singles match edging past Ai Wei Jian of Kepong BC 11-10, 11-3, 11-6 in just 27 minutes. However, Ow Yao Han/Tan Boon Heong of Kepong returned the favor, making short work of the inexperienced Chen Jia Huo/Shia Chun Kang in the first men’s doubles match to level the score at 3-3.
Continue reading Kepong & Cheras on Purple League’s Champions Challenge semi-final collision
Kuala Lumpur: Jan O Jorgensen beat Tanongsak Saen Somboonsuk in dramatic fashion to lead Petaling BC past Puchong United on Saturday.
His 9-11, 1-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-3 victory over Tanongsak Saen Somboonsuk in the first men’s singles sealed an unassailable 3-2 lead for Petaling.
Continue reading Purple League: Petaling beat Puchong United
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.
Continue reading Purple League: Puchong United survive Cheras scare
Kuala Lumpur: The Kajang BC finally had a reason to smile on Wednesday when they got their first win of the season.
After opening the season with 7 consecutive losses, Kajang beat Nusajaya BC 10-9 on Wednesday for their first win. Kajang started off on a bumpy road when the struggling Bong Guang Yik lost the first men’s singles to Allan Tai of Nusajaya, and Boon Wei Ying was no match for Yip Pui Yin of Nusajaya in women’s singles losing 5-11, 5-11, 6-11 in just 18 minutes.
Continue reading Purple League: Kajang BC finally get first win
