Our Badminton Journey: November 2013

Friday 29 November 2013

PERAK CHINESE BADMINTON ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE 2013

This was the first outstation campaign where by the boys had to stay in Ipoh for 3 nights/4 days together with 18 others representatives from the Wira Tangkis team.

Aaron strut his usual stuff in U10 until 3^rd round meeting Yap Juin An (who was the runner-up in the recent HYS tournament).

In U12, Ryan couldn’t get his game going and fell in the first round to Too Ming Yap in an uncharacteristic performance. We were not sure if he was homesick but a disappointing result nevertheless.

In the U12 doubles, Ryan managed to exact his revenge over Too Ming Yap in an upset over their more illustrious opponent with his Penang partner, Wah Jia Wei. Alas, their Ipoh challenge came to an end in the quarter final losing to a girls pair of Nur Syaza Roshidi/Amira Nabilah Humairah. The boys were mauled in the second set. We were not certain if it was the gender thingy but their chivalrous mood certainly did not help their cause. Not until much later our coach pointed that the lasses from Kedah were the reigning U12 girls doubles national circuit and GP champions.

This exposure to outstation tournament certainly gave a new experience to the boys as not only do they have to cope with their badminton but also their personal welfare. The evident was clear when Aaron came back home without the slightest clue where his shoes and jacket were.

Boys Singles Under 10 Results

1^st Round : Aaron vs Teh Kai Xuan 30 - 1

2^nd Round : Aaron vs Muhd Mustaqim 30 - 26

3^rd Round : Aaron vs Yap Juin An 22 - 30

Boys Singles Under 12 Results

1^st Round : Ryan vs Too Ming Yap 10 - 30

Boys Doubles Under 12 Results

1^st Round : Ryan/Aaron vs Razid/Rafiq 30 – 9

2^nd Round : Ryan/Aaron vs Wah Jia Wei/Too Ming Yap 30 – 28

Quarter Final : Ryan/Aaron vs Nur Syaza/Amira Nabilah 22 – 24, 9 - 21

BUKIT JALIL GOLF & COUNTRY RESORT JUNIOR SINGLES BADMINTON OPEN 2013

L to R : Mak Min Hsien, Darren Tan, Ryan & Aaron

Ryan finally nailed his first title after overcoming his brother Aaron in the final of the boys singles U12 in 3 sets. With a stroke of luck as well, in an energy sapping semi-final vs his fellow compatriot Darren Tan, Ryan with sore muscle overcame Darren also suffered muscle cramps in 3 sets.

Both had a hectic back to back tournaments in the same week starting with Hooi Yee Sports, Selangor Closed and Putra Jaya Closed, came into this home club tournament with tired limbs and sore muscles.

Although, this is a small victory for Ryan, it is truly a satisfying win for him after all the pressure mounted on him to perform. He can now relish this little moment of triumph but not for long as he has bigger battles yet to come. Stay tuned for more.

Boys Singles Under 12

1^st Round : Ryan vs Teh Kai Je 21 – 19, 21 - 13

Quarter Final : Ryan vs Wong Hong Yuan 21 – 13, 21 - 15

Semi Final : Ryan vs Darren Tan 9 – 21, 21 – 16, 21 -11

Final : Ryan vs Aaron 22 – 20, 19 – 21, 21 -17

1^st Round : Aaron vs Goh Ke Vin 21 - 1, 21 - 0

Quarter Final : Aaron vs Wong Mun Hou 21 – 12, 21 - 13

Semi Final : Aaron vs Mak Min Hsien 21 – 13, 21 - 12

Final : Aaron vs Ryan 20 – 22, 21 – 19, 17 - 21

In F1 terms, its a 1 - 2 podium finish

Tuesday 26 November 2013

MAYBANK PROTECH SELANGOR JUNIOR STATE CLOSED 2013 (1st Leg)

Since Ryan had an early exit in HYS, he was able to crash into the Selangor state selection at the legendary Dewan Hj Sidek at Kg Attap. Disappointingly as well, he crashed out in round two.

The run up to the finals was very interesting as debutant and unseeded Muazzam Danish upset No 3 seed Jimmy Wong 30 – 23 in round 4. He then pushed aside the much spoke about Yap Juin An (son of Yap Yee Hup) 30 – 23 in the quarters. Next he nailed his biggest upset by beating No. 1 seed Kenny Khiew in the semi finals 18 – 21, 21 – 15, 21 - 19. In the finals, he washed aside No. 2 seed Muhd Atef Haikal in straight sets 21 – 16, 21 - 13.

Results here...
Boys Singles U11

Indeed Selangor BA next year has a fearsome U12 team and certainly the team to watch out for in the National Circuit in 2.5 months time.

Boys Singles Under 11 Results

1^st Round : Ryan vs Jason Manimaran 30 - 5

2^nd Round : Ryan vs Amirul Arazi 13 - 30

HOOI YEE SPORT JUNIOR BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP 2013

Mummy giving endless pointers to Aaron

The boys did not have a good outing in this tournament last year due to their severe stomach flu. I remembered Aaron vomited in the court this time last year and was forced to concede a walkover.

However, this year Aaron was able to play and performed admirably up to quarter finals where he unfortunately had to meet with last year’s U9 singles champion and top seed, Chia Jeng Hon. The Pahang ace was sharp but Aaron did not go down without a fight. He came in late in the game but he was too far behind and lost 17 - 30.

Ryan’s singles U11 only managed to reach the second round. Whereas for the doubles, all pairs were disappointingly eliminated in the first round.

Boys Singles Under 10 Results

1^st Round : Aaron vs Ng Jhi Hao 30 - 11

2^nd Round : Aaron vs Kok Jia Cheng 30 - 13

3^rd Round : Aaron vs Lee Qi Hong 30 - 17

Quarter Final : Aaron vs Chia Jeng Hon 17 - 30

Boys Singles Under 11 Results

1^st Round : Ryan vs Brandon Ong 30 - 11

2^nd Round : Ryan vs Ng Feng Seng 22 - 30

Boys Doubles Under 10 Results

1^st Round : Aaron/Jie Yang vs Marcus Tan/Bryan Chang 23 – 30

Boys Doubles Under 12 Results

1^st Round : Ryan/Darren Tan vs SM Mustaqim/MN Hakim 29 – 30

LOOK HERE, BAM!

Excerpt from Tan Sri Elyas Omar BAM President 1985 - 1993

“It has been more than 20 years since we won the Thomas Cup. I think it is time to rebuild a strong team and stop focusing too much on individual pursuit and glory.”

“We had more than one singles player and we had several doubles combinations. There was depth. Now, we are lacking in this area. Look at how long (world No. 1) Lee Chong Wei has dominated the scene. None are closely challenging him."

“I may have been out of the badminton circle for some time but I do feel there is a need for BAM to re-organise themselves at the national and state level. There needs to be focus on development of talents.”

“There should be a lot of competitions – inter-school, inter-state, intra-state, age-group .... The way to go is to create a big pool of players below 14 years old. They should be trained under pressure cooker conditions from young. If they do this, a player by the age of 18, will have the boldness, courage and mental strength to face any opponent.”

“If I had stayed on (after 1993), I would have abolished the current structure. It is best to have one BAM, one constitution, one plan and one budget for all. The states should be dissolved but committees should be set up at every state.”

“Currently, the states have their own constitution and sometimes, we hear of infighting for power and position. This slows down the development programme in certain states as people in power are busy politicking.”

Tan Sri has hit the nail hard on the head, but was it hard enough?

Sunday 10 November 2013

Badminton Junior Tournament Galore

You can hear a volley of cheers as the year end school holidays are just around the corner. This year, the junior tournaments lined up by organisers are aplenty, and many of them overlapped with one another. We were spoilt for choice and therefore just had to pick and choose for the ones that are relevant and suitable for the boys.

Lets wish the boys good luck and hope they can win someting from these tournaments.