Surprise win for twins

The Star Metro Section Thursday December 8, 2011

Surprise win for twins

By NG WEI LOON weiloon@thestar.com.my
Photos by ROHAIZAT MD DARUS

TWIN brothers Chew Lok Kin and Lok Hong provided the joy for the hosts at the third edition of Hooi Yee Sport Junior Badminton Championships at their training centre based at Sports Affairs’ 15-court badminton hall in Taman Segar Perdana, Cheras recently.

The duo, under the tutelage of former national women’s doubles and mixed doubles shuttler Chor Hooi Yee, emerged as the surprise winners of the boys’ Under-12 doubles contest.

It was not smooth sailing for Lok Kin-Lok Hong as they came from a game down against Kedah’s Abdul Jalil-Chua Soo Jeff before prevailing 13-21, 21-19, 21-12 in the final. Hooi Yee said Lok Kin-Lok Hong were lucky to force the championship match down to the wire.

Fight back: Lok Hong (front) and Lok Kin coming from a game down before they secured the win in the boysÍ Under- 12 doubles final.

“Going into the final, their opponents (Abdul Jalil-Chua Soo Jeff) were considered as the stronger pair on paper. For the brothers, they have not been training regularly throughout the year as they also had to focus on their studies and other activities.

“They only resumed training seriously a month before the recent tournament. It was a sweet return for them to secure the victory. After overcoming their opponents in a tight second game, they found their rhythm and won the decider convincingly,” she added.

The recent tournament drew almost 500 competitors in the 12 categories of the three-day meet.

The boys competed in both singles and doubles in four age-groups — Under-10, Under-12, Under-14 and Under-16 — while the four sections for the girls were Under-10 singles, Under-13 singles, Under-13 doubles and Under-16 singles.

Seeing double: Twin brothers Lok Hong (left) and Lok Kin celebrating their victory with Hooi Yee.

Besides the entries from the Klang Valley, junior shuttlers from Kedah, Penang, Perak, Negri Sembilan, Malacca and Johor also joined the occasion.

Hooi Yee admitted the stronger northern contenders, including entries from Penang and Kedah, added excitement and offered tougher competition in the three-day meet.

The visitors, representing several different training camps in Penang, registered a fruitful outing and went home with five titles.

It was double joy for Penang’s Lim Ming Chuen in the boys’ Under-16 category winning singles as well as pairing up with Ong Wei Khoon for the victory in the doubles.

The Penangites made a strong impression and captured the boys’ Under-10 singles and doubles as well as the girls’ Under-13 doubles.

For the Kuala Lumpur Badminton Association (KLBA) Junior Closed championships scheduled at the Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium in Cheras until today, Hooi Yee said they would be fielding six hopefuls in gauging their strength against their peers from Kuala Lumpur in all singles events.

The six promising talents are Koh Sian Hern (boys’ Under-11); Lok Kin, Lok Hong, Tai Ming Nan and Chang Hong Jack (boys’ Under-13); and Tai Jing Yi (girls’ Under-13).

Results (All finals)
BOYS’

- Under-10 Singles: Lee Shun Yang bt Loo Bing Kun 21-12, 21-13
- Under-10 Doubles: Loo Bing Kun-Ting Hock Yu bt Koh Sian Hern-Ching Kai Feng 21-18, 21-15
- Under-12 Singles: Abdul Jalil bt Low Eu Cong 21-10, 21-6
- Under-12 Doubles: Chew Lok Kin-Chew Lok Hong bt Abdul Jalil-Chua Soo Jeff 13-21, 21-19, 21-12
- Under-14 Singles: Yeoh Seng Zoe bt Choy Chong Hau 21-15, 19-21, 21-18
- Under-14 Doubles: Low Guan Liang-Rickson Tan bt Muhd Najmi-Mohd Iskandar 21-15, 21-13
- Under-16 Singles: Lim Ming Chuen bt Bolriffin 21-11, 14-21, 16-4 (rtd)
- Under-16 Doubles: Lim Ming Chuen-Ong Wei Khoon bt Muhd Sharul Nazim-Muhd Sharul Nizam 21-16, 21-15

GIRLS’

- Under-10 Singles: Hng Wen Gee bt Erica Hoh Ji Ling 21-11, 18-21, 21-15
- Under-13 Singles: Loh Bao Ying bt Chuah Xin Er 21-6, 21-19
- Under-13 Doubles: Chuah Xin Er-Lee Shun Mei bt Chen Yi Teng-Nur Johanna Addyana 18-21, 21-13, 21-8
- Under-16 Singles: Jacqueline Ong bt Bhirentha 21-19, 21-16

Packed programme for junior shuttlers

This Article is taken from the Star Metro section of November 7, 2011.

JUNIOR shuttlers from the Hooi Yee Sport training camp will be up against a hectic competition schedule featuring several junior tournaments starting this month.

In the pre-season exercise — a build up to face the challenges next year — former national women’s doubles and mixed doubles shuttler Chor Hooi Yee was hopeful that her charges would overcome the demanding pace and prove themselves as emerging talents in their respective age-groups.

The trainees have been going through two hours of physical training on weekdays and this was increased to four hours on weekends.

“They are aware that they will need to be in good physical condition to go the full distance.

Good job: Chor (right) having a friendly chat with one of her trainees after a competition.

“We have been putting them through conditioning training to prepare them to face gruelling matches, especially towards the end of a meet. They will need to be ready for it,” said Hooi Yee.

The team, comprising 22 players aged from 10 to 16 are now taking part in the Kota Star Badminton Association junior meet in Alor Star.

The five promising players leading the pack are Koh Sian Hern (boys’ Under-10); the boys’ Under-12 trio of Chew Lok Kin, Chew Lok Hong and Ng Chen Wai; and Tai Jing Ying (girls’ Under-14).

Hooi Yee admitted her charges would be facing stiffer contests from the stronger northern contenders.

“In their previous outing at another tournament in Kuala Lumpur, the trainees have done well by advancing to the semi-finals and finals.
“They only failed to clear the tougher rounds as they faced more superior state representatives.

“It will be another interesting journey for them over the year-end school break.
“They are also teaming up with partners of similar playing ability from other states to increase their chances of winning.

“We are offering attractive incentive to spur them to rise to the challenge. The outstanding performers will be receiving equipment sponsorships as a boost for them to reach greater heights,” she added.

Currently, they have almost 100 trainees going through the paces under four trainers at the private training outfit.

They will return to provide the excitement at the third edition of Hooi Yee Sport Junior Badminton Championships at their training centre based at Sports Affairs’ 15-court badminton hall in Taman Segar Perdana, Cheras from Nov 18-20.

And the hosts are expecting more than 300 competitors to take part in the 12 categories of the three-day meet.

The boys will compete in both singles and doubles in four age-groups — Under-10, Under-12, Under-14 and Under-16 — while the four sections for the girls are Under-10 singles, Under-13 singles, Under-13 doubles and Under-16 singles.

“The number of entries is nothing to shout about at the moment.

“As usual, we are expecting a last minute rush to register before the closing date (Nov 11).

“We are confident of reaching our target in attracting another huge turnout,” said Hooi Yee.

In addition, they will also join the fray in three other tournaments in the Klang Valley before heading down south to Segamat, Johor over the year-end school break starting from mid-Nov.

Koh, Ong win two titles

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.

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

Wei Jian working hard to pile on the pounds

The press coverage of Ong Wei Jian was published in the Star Publications (M) Bhd (Co No 10894-D)

Friday December 10, 2010

Wei Jian working hard to pile on the pounds

Rising star
By NG WEI LOON
weiloon@thestar.com.my
Photos by M. AZHAR ARIF

PINT-sized junior shuttler Ong Wei Jian has been finding it hard to gain weight and beef up physically.

Despite having a big appetite during his regular meals, former national mixed and women’s doubles shuttler Chor Hooi Yee said the young talent has not put on weight.

“He showed tremendous progress last year. Although he had the opportunity to take part in the junior tournaments at national level this year, he has remained stagnant without showing outstanding improvement this year.

“We are concerned about his slow development. The year-end school holiday is a good period for him to put in the extra effort and attempt to make up for lost ground. He has a lot of catching up to do in becoming a more accomplished player,” she added.

Up and coming: Wei Jian in focus during training.

But, the 12-year-old from Kedah has not lost his hunger to challenge for honours at the national junior level.

Besides featuring in several junior tournaments over the recent school break, Wei Jian is also going through the paces four hours daily for six days a week under the care of Hooi Yee at her training centre in Cheras.

Wei Jian hopes he will achieve his aim in bringing his game to another level by increasing the frequency and intensity in training over the period.

“I have been coping with the training programme drawn up for me. The strenuous physical sessions have always been tough.

“Recently, I have been using a heavier racquet to attain more forceful execution of attacking strokes,” said Wei Jian, adding that it had always been enjoyable to spend his holidays with the training buddies at the centre.

It was a sweet outing for Wei Jian when he went on to bag a double, winning both the boys’ Under-12 singles and doubles for the second consecutive year at the Hooi Yee Sport Junior Badminton Championships recently.

After an easy victory over his partner Leong Wei Lun in the singles, Wei Jian-Wei Lun were forced to slog and came from a game down before securing the victory.

Hooi Yee admitted that Wei Jian needed to improve on his strength to threaten his opponents with better delivery of shots.

“He has been struggling to score the winners when his opponents pressure him with quality returns. He will need to overcome the difficulty when he is under pressure,” she said.

After showing promise as an emerging talent in age-group meets at state level, Wei Jian made his debut to feature at national junior competitions this year.

Although he was an early casualty, crashing out in the early round at the Malaysian Schools Sports Council (MSSM) tournament, Wei Jian paired up with Lee Zii Jia to emerge as one of the top boys’ Under-12 combinations at the National Junior Circuit.

Wei Jian said he was surprised that they went all the way to end their season on a winning note securing the top position at the Grand Prix finals.

Earlier, the duo were the champions and runners-up of the Zone A series at the first and second legs respectively while Wei Jian failed to clear the semi-finals at the top half of the draw on both occasions.

Fact File

Name: Ong Wei Jian

Date of Birth: June 25, 1998

Ht: 1.56m Wt: 37kg

School: SJK (C) Sin Min (Year Six)

Hobby: Playing badminton

Ambition: National shuttler

Favourite Sports Personality: Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia)

Achievements:

2007

- Kota Star Community Sports Club boys’ Under-10 champion
- Kedah boys’ Under-11 singles semi-finalist

2008

- Kota Star Community Sports Club boys’ Under-10 and Under-12 singles champion
- Kedah boys’ Under-10 singles runner-up
- Kedah boys’ Under-11 singles runner-up

2009

- Kedah boys’ Under-11 singles semi-finalist
- Kedah boys’ Under-12 singles runner-up
- MSS Kedah boys’ Under-12 singles and doubles runner-up
- Hooi Yee Sport Junior Badminton Championships boys’ Under-12 singles and doubles champion

2010

- Kedah boys’ Under-12 singles semi-finalist and doubles champion
- MSS Kedah boys’ Under-12 singles runner-up
- National Junior Circuit Zone A first leg boys’ Under-12 singles semi-finalist and doubles champion
- National Junior Circuit Zone A second leg boys’ Under-12 singles semi-finalist and doubles runner-up
- National Junior Grand Prix finals boys’ Under-12 doubles champion
- Bakti-MSSWP-Milo-DBKL Badminton Open boys’ Under-12 doubles runner-up
- Hooi Yee Sport Junior Badminton Championships boys’ Under-12 singles and doubles champion

Youngster Lishwan overcomes Vi Hen to lift his maiden Under-15 title

Finally, the press coverage of Hooi Yee Sport Junior Badminton Championship 2010 was published in the Star Publications (M) Bhd (Co No 10894-D)

Monday November 29, 2010

Youngster Lishwan overcomes Vi Hen to lift his maiden Under-15 title

By NG WEI LOON
weiloon@thestar.com.my
Photos by RAYMOND OOI

YOUNGSTER M. Lishwan survived a lengthy encounter before securing his maiden junior title in the boys’ Under-15 singles during the Hooi Yee Sport Junior Badminton Championships at the Sports Affairs’ 15-court badminton in Taman Segar Perdana, Cheras on Tuesday.

After winning the first game 21-19, Lishwan of SMK Bukit Jalil allowed Tan Vi Hen to force the decider when he dropped the following game 15-21.

The 14-year-old Lishwan admitted he had trouble coping with his opponent’s attacking in the second game.

“I was not as sharp in the second game because I lost focus. But, I bounced back strongly in the third game and took a comfortable five-point lead (11-6) as we went into the interval. He (Vi Hen) put up a good fight and tried to narrow the deficit from there. But, I knew that I was in control of the match,” he said.

Second best: Lishwan (left) and his partner Yong Han Xian finishing as the runners-up in the boys’ Under-15 doubles.

Coming into the competition, Lishwan had featured in two other tournaments and was a finalist in the boys’ Under-14 singles section in the previous meet.

“I have signed up for another six tournaments hosted around the Klang Valley during the school holiday. It feels good to secure a victory in a junior tournament over the year-end school break.
“I hope that I will continue to improve on my performance and bag several more titles along the way,” he said.

Meanwhile, Ong Wei Jian scored another double in the boys’ Under-12 category for the second consecutive year.

Following an effortless 21-12, 21-10 win over his doubles partner Leong Wei Lun in the singles, the duo faced a stiff test and came from a game down before coming through in winning the doubles title.

The combination of Najmi Kamarudin-Izzudin Muzli proved themselves as worthy finalists and got off to an explosive start to stun the favourites by winning the opening game 22-20.
However, Wei Jian-Wei Lun lived up to their billing as the favourites and wrapped up the following two games 21-18, 21-19 for a hard-earned victory.

Go for it: The girls’ Under-13 doubles losing finalists Samantha Chin (front) retrieving a shot while her partner Lim Jee Lynn, who won the girls’ Under-13 singles, looks on.

The 12-year-old Wei Jian from Kedah also won both titles in the similar styles after having to fend off strong challenge in the doubles last year.

In addition, the duo of Yew Chen Sen and Saw Wei Jian also captured both the singles and doubles in boys’ Under-10 and Under-18 categories respectively.

Former national women’s and mixed doubles shuttler Chor Hooi Yee was impressed with the youngsters who showed a higher level of competitiveness compared to last year’s tournament.
The recent two-day tournament drew 300 junior entries in various age-groups. For the boys, the four categories were Under-10, Under-12, Under-15 and Under-18 while the girls competed in the Under-10, Under-13 and Under-16 contests.

Besides badminton equipment, the winners also shared a total cash reward of more than RM3,000.

RESULTS (all finals)
> BOYS’
- Under-10 Singles: Yew Chen Shen bt Lim Chong King 21-15, 21-11
- Under-12 Singles: Ong Wei Jian bt Leong Wei Lun 21-12, 21-10
- Under-15 Singles: M. Lishwan bt Tan Vi Hen 21-19, 15-21, 21-17
- Under-18 Singles: Saw Weng Jian bt William Choo 21-17, 17-21, 21-16
- Under-10 Doubles: Micheal Cheah Wen Ee-Yew Chen Shen bt Tai Ming Nan-Faiz Zulkifli 21-16, 21-13
- Under-12 Doubles: Ong Wei Jian-Leong Wei Lun bt Najmi Kamarudin-Izzudin Muzli 20-22, 21-18, 21-19
- Under-15 Doubles: Shahrunizam Rahman-Shahrunazim Rahman bt M. Lishwan-Yong Han Xian 21-17, 21-16
- Under-18 Doubles: Saw Weng Jian-William Choo bt Lee Jo Yeap-Bok Loo Soon 21-16, 21-12

> GIRLS’
- Under-10 Singles: Pearly Tan bt Lim Hui Hui 21-12, 21-7
- Under-13 Singles: Lim Jee Lynn bt Nur Johanna Addyana 21-10, 21-13
- Under-16 Singles: Ho Wei Ching bt Lok Ashley 22-16, 21-14
- Under-13 Doubles: Nur Johanna Addyana-Chen Yi Teng bt Samantha Chin-Lim Jee Lynn 12-21, 22-20, 21-6

Young Shuttler Shows True Grit

It has been a long awaited and finally the press coverage of Apacs / SKL / Hooi Yee Sport Junior Badminton Championship 2009 was published in the Star Publications (M) Bhd (Co No 10894-D)

The Star Metro Section Saturday January 2, 2010
Young shuttler shows true grit
By NG WEI LOON
Photos by DARRAN TAN

PINT-SIZED Ong Wei Jian from Alor Setar, Kedah, took the demanding competition schedule in his stride to score a double, emerging as the winner in both the boys’ Under-12 singles and doubles at the Apacs–SKL–Hooi Yee Sport Junior Badminton Championships at the Pudu Badminton Hall in Kuala Lumpur recently.

After scoring a convincing victory in the singles, the 11-year-old paired up with Chew Lok Kin and came from a game down before prevailing over the combination of Low Hang Yee–Teh Chern Yie 7-21, 21-13, 21-15 in the final.

Former national women’s and mixed doubles shuttler Chor Hooi Yee said Ong had been training under her six times a week through­out the year-end school holiday.

Convincing display: Ong wrapping up the boys’ Under-12 singles final in two games. Watching him (in pink, at right) is Chor

“They had a poor start because Ong was exhausted and did not perform up to his true potential. But, they followed instructions and gave a better display in the following two games, bouncing back to fend off their opponents for the win.

“It was his (Ong’s) best outing during his recent stint with us and it has certainly boosted his confidence,” she added.

Meanwhile, it was also a double celebration for Abdul Jalil Mohd Sidik and M. Sumathi, who triumphed in the boys’ Under-10 and girls’ Under-14 section respectively.

The recent two-day meet drew 250 participants, including entries from Kedah, Penang, Perak and Johor.

Double celebration: Abdul Jalil (right) pairing up with Khor Jun Yua to emerge as champions in the boys’ Under-10 doubles.

The boys featured in both the singles and doubles of the four age-groups — Under-10, Under-12, Under-14 and Under-16 sections.

However, although the girls competed in the singles of the four age-groups, there were only enough entries in the doubles for the girls’ Under-12 and Under-14.

Chor said it was very competitive, with encounters going down to the wire starting from the quarter-finals.

Four of the six doubles finals also went the full distance with competing pairs stretching the deciders to three games.

Former international men’s singles icon Ong Ewe Hock turned up to present the prizes to the winners.

The top four finishers in each section received sports equipment from the tournament sponsors.

RESULTS

BOYS’

Under-10 singles: Abdul Jalil Mohd Sidik bt Goh Ewe Lean 21-10, 21-13

Under-12 singles: Ong Wei Jian bt Rickson Tan 21-14, 21-14

Under-14 singles: Ee Zheng Lai bt Lee Ching Kian 16-21, 22-20, 21-18

Under-16 singles: Arvind Gorasia bt Tan Jian Yong 21-11, 21-15

Under-10 doubles: Abdul Jalil Mohd Sidik–Khor Jun Yua bt Leong Jun Kai–Leong Jun Hao 21-12, 21-11

Under-12 doubles: Chew Lok Kin–Ong Wei Jian bt Low Hang Yee–Teh Chern Yie 7-21, 21-13, 21-15

Under-14 doubles: Muhd Sharunizam Rahman–Muhd Sharunazim Rahman bt Muhd Asyraf Zulkifli–Birenda Kumar 21-15, 16-21, 21-12

Under-16 doubles: Lee Wei Lun–Yee Sow Sen bt Lor Kar Zhen–Rosidi Mahsuri 20-22, 21-13, 21-14

GIRLS’

Under-10 singles: Ng Wan Win bt Nur Ernisa Alya Zainal Abidin 21-12, 21-17

Under-12 singles: Cheah Yee Cek bt Kong Yi Jin 21-19, 21-13

Under-14 singles: M. Sumathi bt Puteri Tiasa 21-11, 21-11

Under-16 singles: Foo Jean Suan bt Chang Sheau Chyi 21-9, 21-9

Under-12 doubles: Teoh Mei Xing–Loh Bao Ying bt Liow Sze Shiang–Lydia Ngor Zhuang Yi 18-21, 21-15, 21-18

Under-14 doubles: M. Sumathi–Puteri Tiasa bt Tan Wee Ling–Ng Suet Lee 21-11, 21-11

Go forth and make history

The article below is taken from Star Publications (M) Bhd (Co No 10894-D)

The Star Sport Section Wednesday August 5, 2009
Go forth and make history
By RAJES PAUL

KUALA LUMPUR: They may have gone down different paths in their careers but former national women’s doubles pair Lim Pek Siah-Chor Hooi Yee (pic) have one common wish for their former team-mates and current world No. 1 Chin Eei Hui-Wong Pei Tty.

They want Eei Hui-Pei Tty to do better than them and create history at the world championships which will be held in Hyderabad, India, from Aug 10-16.

Pek Siah and Hooi Yee believes that Super Series Masters Final champions Eei Hui-Pei Tty have what it takes to make a breakthrough.

Eei Hui-Pei Tty have equalled the feat of Pek Siah and Hooi Yee by reaching the last eight three times at the world meets in United States (2005), Madrid (2006) and Kuala Lumpur (2007).

Pek Siah and Hooi Yee were the first Malaysians to reach the women’s doubles quarter-finals in the world championships in Glasgow in 1997.

They, however, left the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) in 2003 to join KLRC Bhd. Now, they are on their own.

The 30-year-old Pek Siah has been sparring with Eei Hui-Pei Tty for the last two weeks at Stadium Juara in Bukit Kiara.

“I will be playing for a professional club in Japan (Tricky Panda) in September in Osaka. I have the permission from Rexy (Mainaky) to spar with Eei Hui-Pei Tty,” said Pek Siah.
“I am proud of their achievements so far. They have done well to raise the image of the women’s doubles.

“I think, they have quite a good draw. And I hope that they will take advantage.”

Seeded top for the first time, Eei Hui-Pei Tty are in the same half with fourth seeds Ha Jung-eun-Kim Min-jung of South Korea; fifth seeds Du Jing-Yu Yang of China; 11th seeds Miyuki Maeda-Satoko Suetsuna of Ja­­pan and 13th seeds Nitya Krishin­da Maheswari-Greysia Polii of Indonesia.

“They are expected to take on Du Jing-Yu Yang in the quarter-finals. They are not that good as they have not played for a while. But the pair from Japan could be tough,” said Pek Siah.

The Malaysians may meet Miyuki-Satoko in the third round.
Hooi Yee, who recently became the first women shuttler to open her own badminton shop – Hooi Yee Sport in Taman Maluri – also feels that Eei Hui-Pei Tty could get the monkey off their backs.

“Eei Hui-Pei Tty were ranked as the third pair when Pek Siah and I were at the top. They certainly have come a long way,” said Hooi Yee.

“It will be a proud moment for all the women’s doubles players if Eei Hui-Pei Tty can clear the quarter-finals for the first time. They have done well as a pair so far and I wish them the best of luck.”

Eei Hui-Pei Tty, the 2008 Danish Open champions, are certainly working extra hard to make an impact in their fifth world meet.
They will leave with the national team for Hyderabad on Friday.

A Dream come through to be a Boss - Chor Hooi Yee's Pro Shop Official Opening

Chor Hooi Yee dreams to be a Boss has been fulfilled through the opening of the 1st Pro Shop at Taman Maluri. The article below is taken from The China Press Berhad.

更新: August 2, 2009 17:52

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左會漪（中）實現當老闆的夢想，兩位師弟李宗偉（右2）和古健傑（右）替她高興，義不容辭前來為她剪彩。左起為黎輝耀和林雋傑。

左會漪這位女將在國內的名氣可不小，她曾和鄒俊英搭檔，于1999年東運會，成功助大馬摘下首枚混雙金牌，迄今已過10年，尚未有任何組合能打破冠軍荒，難以媲美他們當年的風光。

原想于25歲退役，但左會漪在東運會之后因背傷和意外導致手腕受傷，令她被迫提前于22歲退出國家隊。

李宗偉古健傑剪彩

但退出國家隊后並沒有讓左會漪放棄羽球，她于精英大學完成先修班后，2005年受吉隆坡球拍俱樂部邀請，代表俱樂部參賽，當年與林碧霞贏得斯洛文尼亞和匈牙利公開賽女雙冠軍，表現仍然不俗。

30歲的左會漪當年在國家隊深受后輩球員的尊敬，包括拿督李宗偉，左會漪的體育用品店昨日開張，更邀請到宗偉和古健傑前來剪彩。

談及為何跟宗偉和古健傑的感情特別好，左會漪說：“因為之前跟古健傑的姐姐在全國賽交過手，也時常去她家玩，就認識了古健傑，當健傑到吉隆坡訓練，其姐姐就委託我幫忙照顧健傑，大家的感情就越來越好。”

“宗偉13歲那年就來到吉隆坡訓練，其天賦和勤奮令其他學員留下深刻印象，且他很乖和聽話，所以受到很多人的疼愛，他們都把我當成姐姐看待。”

原是于8月8日開張，但因為宗偉和古健傑將前往印度參加世錦賽，唯有配合他們的時間，提前在8月1日開張剪彩。

會漪也是本店總監，她說：“每位打球的人，都想開自己的體育用品店，希望生意越做越好，再開5間分店，所以邀請宗偉和古健傑剪彩，也是希望達到宣傳的效果。”

“在外界當教練至今已有7年，我不想教太多學生，現在大致上有30多位學生，年齡介于6歲至60歲。”

另一位總監黎輝耀說：“50%的顧客都是來自教球地方所認識的朋友和學生，另50%都是散客。”

林雋傑：器材齊全

有份贊助的apacs體育品牌公司總經理林雋傑也說:“店鋪的大小不重要，最重要是器材齊全，所謂麻雀雖小，五臟俱全。”

“左會漪已有知名度，也有自己的熟客，生意一定會很好，我們也很樂意提供意見給她，祝福她生意興隆，希望她實現自己的夢想，與apacs公司繼續保持更多的合作機會。”

店鋪地址為253，Jalan Mahkota，Taman Maluri，55100 Cheras ，Kuala Lumpur。

Back In Action

Our Coach Chor Hooi Yee back in action in down under. Chor Hooi Yee participate in the Australia Open under the category of mixed double with Gan Teik Chai. They are under the sponsor of KLRC Bhd and Apacs Malaysia. The article below is taken from Star Publications (M) Bhd (Co No 10894-D).

The Star Sport Section Thursday July 23, 2009
Tsuen Seng ousted at Aussie Open

PETALING JAYA: World Championships-bound men’s singles shuttler Lee Tsuen Seng (pic) suffered a big jolt to his confidence when he was ousted in the second round of the Australian Open yesterday.

The third seeded Malaysian, who had a first-round bye, was beaten 19-21, 19-21 by Aditya Prakash of India in 39 minutes.

The other two Malaysians in the men’s singles competition, KLRC Bhd’s Zulfadli Zulkifli and K. Yogendran, were also eliminated in the second round.

Asian junior championship quarter-finalist Zulfadli failed to get the better of sixth seed Anup Sridhar of India, losing 17-21, 18-21 while Yogendran lost 16-21, 6-21 to top seed Chan Yan Kit of Hong Kong.

Malaysia’s title hopes now rest on the men’s doubles pair of Gan Teik Chai-Tan Bin Shen, the second seeds, who received a bye into the second round.

Results
* Matches involving Malaysians
· MEN’S SINGLES
First round: K. Yogendran bt Sean Lim (Aus) 21-8, 21-15; Zulfadli Zulkiffli bt Jason Tan (Aus) 21-7, 21-9.

Second round: Yogendran lost to Chan Yan Kit (Hkg) 16-21, 6-21, Zulfadli lost to Anup Sridhar (Ind) 17-21, 18-21; Lee Tsuen Seng lost to Aditya Prakash (Ind) 19-21, 19-21.

· MIXED DOUBLES
First round: K. Yogendran-Anita Raj Kaur bt Ben Mccarthy-Ann-Louise Slee (Aus) 21-17, 21-14; Gan Teik Chai-Chor Hooi Yee bt Rowan Henderson-Alison Greenhill (Aus) 21-9, 21-10.

Young Shuttlers Shine at Tourney

The article has been published in The Star Metro Section on June 29, 2009. It has been a long awaited for Hooi Yee Sport to update this news because of our hectic work on the opening of Hooi Yee Sport's Pro Shop at Taman Maluri. The article below is taken from Star Publications (M) Bhd (Co No 10894-D).

The Star Metro Section Monday June 29, 2009
Young shuttlers shine at tourney
By NG WEI LOON

YOUNG novice shuttlers had the opportunity to shine at a junior tournament held in conjunction with the official opening of the newly set-up Twins Sport Badminton Centre at USJ19 in Subang Jaya recently.

Former national men’s doubles shuttler Yap Yee Hup, who is the Yap Twins Sport Management chief coaching director said they did not allow the top ranked state junior shuttlers to feature in the two-day tournament to create a level playing field for other competitors.

“The eventual outcomes would be very predictable with the familiar faces and more competent players dominating their age-groups.

“We wanted other potential players to surface and challenge for the top positions. Experiencing the winning feel was a great boost to their confidence and will keep them motivated and scale for greater heights,” he added.

Putting up a fight: Chang Seau Chyi bagged both the singles and doubles.

Although the organisers called off the doubles competitions for girls’ Under-10 and girls’ Under-12 due to lack of entries, they received overwhelming response for boys’ Under-10 and boys’ Under-12 singles with about 60 competitors each in the fray.

And it was also a closely contested affair in the boys’ Under-12 singles final that went the full distance before Shazran Fadzli prevailed over his opponent Kaw Yi Suen 30-29.

Yap: We wanted other potential players to surface and challenge for the top positions

“The match could have gone either way when the score was levelled at 29-29. In the decisive rally, Shazran lost his footing when he dived down to retrieve a shot. But, his opponent made an elementary error and allowed him to walk away with the victory,” Yap recalled.

The duo of Yap Chee Yong and Chang Sheau Chyi scored a double bagging both in the singles and doubles in the boys’ Under-10 and girls’ Under-14 respectively.

Among the partners for the recent junior meet were Pro-Ace, Apacs, Pro-Tech and RCL.

Considering that they have established a 20-court rubberised hall in Subang Jaya, Yap said they will be conducting group training sessions for the youngsters on Saturday and Sunday.

“Normally, we only concentrate on providing classes with personal attention for our trainees. We host the group sessions only for programmes in schools.

“But, the parents have requested for it and we planning to assign a coach to guide a maximum of eight trainees in the two-and-half hour session,” he added.

In addition, they are also lining up men’s doubles open and men’s doubles veteran (above 45 years) scheduled in August.

RESULTS

> BOYS’

- Under-10

Singles: 1. Yap Chee Yong; 2. Muhd Najmi Kamaruddin; 3. Chew Lok Hong, Chew Lok Kin

Doubles: 1. Yap Chee Yong-Lim Chong King; 2. Chew Lok Hong-Chew Lok Kin; 3. Koh Sian Hern-Ng Chen Wai, Chow Chi Wen-Chew Desmond

- Under-12

Singles: 1. Shazran Fadzli; 2. Kaw Yi Suen; 3. Wang Wei Sheng, Muhd Norazwan Halim

Doubles: 1. Muhd Ariff Iskandar-Muhd Najmi Kamarudin; 2. Muhd Norazwan-Mohd Syamil Idham; 3. Aaron Lim Wei Lua-Goh Mun Kit, Muhd Nasrie Halim-Muhd Nurzaihani Hafizi

- Under-14

Singles: 1. Law Wei Song; 2. Yong Han Hian; 3. William Ooi Wei Wern, Muhd Sharunizim Rahman

Doubles: 1. Farzad Shah-Eizlan Shah; 2. Shaun Chwee Yew Leong-Tan Yung Wen; 3. William Ooi-Low Kah Onn, Muhd Izzat Ismail-Shahrunizam Rahman

> GIRLS’

- Under-10

Singles: 1. Carrie Tan Jia Le; 2. Welnis Lim; 3. Ong Yee Suan, Nurul Farisha

- Under-12

Singles: 1. Lim Maggie; 2. Seow Bok Wen; 3. Kam Keen Onn, Angeline Teoh Wei Xing

- Under-14

Singles: 1. Chang Sheau Chyi; 2. Liow Sze Ching; 3. Racheal Ow, Chew Le Hoey

Doubles: 1. Chang Sheau Chyi-Ong Ee Ting; 2. Chew Le Huey-Chiew Meng Sim; 3. Ou Yang Huey Yi-Tan Yin Sye, Aoi Naito-Sakura Naito