Finally, there is an article coverage from the STAR paper for the KLBA Veteran Badminton Championship 2011.
Wednesday May 11, 2011
Koh, Ong win two titles
By NG WEI LOON
weiloon@thestar.com.my Photos by LOW BOON TAT
IN THE absence of the superior competitors, it was a chance for unheralded junior shuttlers to showcase their potential at the Kuala Lumpur Veteran Badminton Association-Axel Open Championships at the Kuala Lumpur Badminton Association hall in Cheras recently.
Tournament official P. Kantharoopan said majority of the top young trainees under the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor training programmes opted to skip the competition because of the hectic competition calendar at the state and national levels.
“The play was more than two hours behind schedule starting from the quarter-finals on the final day. We were forced to use six of the 10 courts because of the leaking roof after the afternoon down pour. But, the stadium was filled with competitors as well as spectators over the two-day meet. It took a bit of effort to get the energetic children to follow the instructions,” he added.
Wednesday May 11, 2011
Koh, Ong win two titles
By NG WEI LOON
weiloon@thestar.com.my Photos by LOW BOON TAT
IN THE absence of the superior competitors, it was a chance for unheralded junior shuttlers to showcase their potential at the Kuala Lumpur Veteran Badminton Association-Axel Open Championships at the Kuala Lumpur Badminton Association hall in Cheras recently.
Tournament official P. Kantharoopan said majority of the top young trainees under the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor training programmes opted to skip the competition because of the hectic competition calendar at the state and national levels.
“The play was more than two hours behind schedule starting from the quarter-finals on the final day. We were forced to use six of the 10 courts because of the leaking roof after the afternoon down pour. But, the stadium was filled with competitors as well as spectators over the two-day meet. It took a bit of effort to get the energetic children to follow the instructions,” he added.
Untroubled victory: The men’s 30 to 40 years doubles winners Sean Wan (left) and Kong Chee Seng anticipating a return to subdue their opponents in the final.
In the boys’ section, Koh Sian Hern and Ong Jing Ning scored a double bagging both the singles and doubles in the Under-10 and Under-12 respectively.
The boys’ Under-18 singles provided a tight finale with Muhammad Shahireen subduing K. Arvind by a solitary point - winning 30-29 victory.
Meanwhile, it was a double blow for Kuala Lumpur trainee Tan Sueh Cheng when the 15-year-old stepped up to feature in the girls’ Under-18 final.
Tan went down 24-30 to Teh Kai Wen in the singles. The second blow came in the doubles when she and partner Hoo Soo Yoong suffered an agonising 29-30 defeat at the hands of Naraqilah Md Rais-Nurun Najihah.
The two-day meet drew 700 shuttlers competing in 17 categories including three separate doubles contests in the men’s veteran.
Winning combination: The partnership of Seddrik Joker and Ameer Amri emerged as the boys Under-15 champions.
In contrast, the veteran categories failed to attract the desired entries with the largest turnout of only 12 pairs in the 41- 50 category.
Kantharoopan, a former national singles shuttler, said they reduced the doubles contests for the recreational veteran players from six to three categories due to lack of entries.
“Initially, we planned to host events with five years interval in between starting from 30 years. But, the response was not that impressive,” he added.
The two other sections were 30 to 40 years and 51 to 60 years.
The 1992 Thomas Cup’s victorious side team manager Datuk Punch Gunalan and the winning team captain Razif Sidek also turned up in a show of support at the prize presentation ceremony.
RESULTS (all finals)
BOYS’
Under-10 Singles: Koh Sian Hern bt Yeap Wei Han 30-17
Under-10 Doubles: Koh Sian Hern-Yeong Chang Fei bt Ahmad Syahwan-M. Rafiq 30-18
Under-12 Singles: Ong Jing Ning bt Choy Chung Wai 30-27
Under-12 Doubles: Ong Jing Ning-Tan Kok Xian bt Ng Chen Wai-Mohd Zaki 30-21
Under-15 Singles: Ooi Zi Heng bt M. Lishwan 30-21
Under-15 Doubles: Seddrik Joker-Ameer Amri bt Ow Yew Dong-Jackie Choy 30-22
Under-18 Singles: Muhammad Shahireen bt K. Arvind 30-29
Under-18 Doubles: Teh Kwee Hoe-Lee Jing Sheng bt Tan U Wei-Ernest Lim 30-24
GIRLS’
Under-10 Singles: K. Letshana bt P. Bhavatrani 30-13
Under-12 Singles: Kwek Oi Yen bt Lim Chin Wen 30-24
Under-12 Doubles: Stephine Kwek-Low Chi Yeng-Millie Wong-Chan Pei Ling 30-14
Under-15 Singles: Raja Nurnina bt Nurul Najiha Junaidi 30-11
Under-18 Singles: Teh Kai Wen bt Tan Sueh Cheng 30-24
Under-18 Doubles: Naraqilah Md Rais-Nurun Najihah bt Tan Sueh Cheng-Hoo Soo Yoong 30-29
MEN’S DOUBLES
30 to 40 years: Kong Chee Seng-Sean Wan bt George Anak Lilai-Norizan Jaafar 30-17
41 to 50 years: Chua Ken Seng-Ng Inn Sin bt Leong Chee Wai-Eng Hai Ping 30-9
51 to 60 years: Madhairani-Sapar bt Asmadi Bukhairi-Zulkifli Nordin 30-26