Bt Jalil Golf & Country Club Junior Badminton Championship 2012

Ryan taking a breather with his No.1 fan Nenita

This is the first tournament at our home club. The boys will have to vie in the under-12 boy’s singles category which had only eighteen contestants.

Aaron had an easy passage in the first round against Zhung Long but in his second round, he faced a formidable player in an 11 year old Koh Sian Hern. Sian Hern is a regular tournament player which Aaron could not match in all departments. Disappointingly, Aaron just broke down and threw his second set away. I lectured him for hours on end on his defeatist behavior. This was not the first time he had done it and it Iooked like I have much to work on his mental fragility.

Ryan on the other hand had a more difficult first round with Wong Hong Yuan as both players were evenly matched. However, I could see that Ryan was fitter than his opponent. During the break, I advised him to put more pace in his game and the strategy worked as he won his game comfortably. In his second round, Ryan also managed to play at his best to breeze past Felix Choo in straight sets to enter semi-finals. His next opponent, Baush Koh in the semi-finals was the tournament favorite and overpowered Ryan. He went on to beat Aaron’s victor, Koh Sian Hern in the final to become champion eventually.

Ryan had one more match to play for 3^rd and 4^th placing. Unfortunately he could not match the strong Titan Teau and lost again to take 4^th placing. Despite his defeat, I had all praise for Ryan as his performance was the best I have seen in all his tournaments. This is despite a slight groin pull he was carrying with him. As reward, he took home a consolation prize, a tube of shuttle cock sponsored by Dunlop.

Results Boys Singles Under-12

1^st Round :             Aaron Wong vs Zhung Long              21-5, 21-6

2^nd Round :            Aaron Wong vs Koh Sian Hern          4-21, 0-21

1^st Round :             Ryan Wong vs Wong Hong Yuan    23-21, 21-13

2^nd Round :            Ryan Wong vs Felix Choo              21-10, 21-14

Semi-Finals :          Ryan Wong vs Baush Koh                 5-21, 8-21

3^rd/4^th Placing :      Ryan Wong vs Titan Teau                 5-21, 10-21