BUKIT JALIL GOLF & COUNTRY RESORT BADMINTON JR CHAMPIONSHIP 2014

L to R : Ryan Yong, Ryan Wong, Samuel Chia, Darren Tan

Ryan is defending his title here which he won 7 months ago. This time is different as there are more non-members participating this time around.

Ryan began his campaign against a fast improving Wong Hong Yuan which he had beaten before in the November 2013 tournament. This time Ryan was stretched to rubber game winning by the skin of his teeth 21-18, 15-21, 22-20. In the quarter final, Ryan again had to labour for a three setter against a lithe Rex Hooi. Fortunately Rex tired out in the second half of the third set and Ryan took the serving on the plate but not without some anxious moments.

In the semi-final, Ryan was up against a giant of a boy, Samuel Chia which again was stretched to a rubber game. This time Ryan had no answer to Samuel’s hard smashes using his height and strength to his full advantage. The 3^rd and 4^th placing was academic as Ryan breezed past his opponent by a large margin. So Ryan had to settle for a bronze medal and took home a Dunlop shoe bag with a tube of shuttle cocks.

Aaron’s mysterious poor form continued in this tournament. The only notable game was against his Putrajaya mate Darren Tan in the quarter final which he lost uncharacteristically. I was utterly disappointed and had no answers to his poor performance.  It is a game which we would want to forget and move on. Darren went on to become runner-up after losing to Samuel Chia in the final.

BOYS SINGLES U12

1^st Round :           Ryan vs Bye

2^nd Round :          Ryan vs Wong Hong Yuan             21-18, 15-21, 22-20

Quarter-Final :   Ryan vs Rex Hooi                              21-18, 15-18, 21-16

Semi-Final :         Ryan vs Samuel Chia                       21-11, 9-21, 18-21

3^rd Placing :         Ryan vs Ryan Yong                           21-2, 21-2           

 

1^st Round :           Aaron vs Wee Pang Sheng           Walkover

2^nd Round :          Aaron vs Dey Dilshadh                   21-3, 21-4

Quarter-Final :   Aaron vs Darren Tan                       22-20, 18-21, 17-21

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