AEON CREDIT PURPLE LEAGUE JUNIOR STARTS OFF WITH A BANG: 8 TEAMS ADVANCE TO THE GRAND FINALS

MALACCA (9 JANUARY 2022): Smashing Perling Badminton Club got off to a flying start in their AEON Credit Purple League Junior 2021-2022 (ACPLPJ) campaign when they clinched their ticket in style to next month’s grand finals.

The southern club side’s Under-15 squad grabbed two emphatic victories over Mentakab BC (15-0) and Seremban City BC (13-4) to top the charts with the highest accumulated points (332-163) in the opening leg of the two-day tournament held at the Smazh Premium Outlet here in Malacca.

The seventh edition of the AEON Credit Purple League Junior 2021-2022 (ACPLPJ) got off to an explosive start with eight teams qualifying for the grand finals after the first leg held in Malacca. The qualified 8 teams consist of the best 4 teams from both the under 15 & 18 categories.

Perling BC coach, Albert Lim was satisfied with the team’s performance in the two-day competition. He said, “I am delighted to see the players play their hearts out. However, I prefer not to be overconfident as we have yet to face the bigger opponents.”

“But rest assured we will continue to train hard to face the top guns in the grand finals. First, we have to advance to the semi-finals before we can think of going to the final,” added Albert.

Perling BC’s mixed doubles pair of Dania Sofea and Tania Nair are hoping their teammates will remain focused ahead of the upcoming finals in February. “We hope we can maintain our momentum and also focus on giving our best in the finals.”

Besides Perling BC, the other teams who qualified from the Under-15 category are Segamat Spiritual BC, powerhouse Damansara BC and WCBF Sibu.

A sheer masterclass performance from Ampang Jaya BC them seal their grand finals ticket from the Under 18 Category, alongside with title competitors DSBC Labuan, AKSC and Damansara BC.

The second leg of the ACPLPJ will commence at the Sixbase Sport Arena, Kampar from Jan 15-16 while the third leg is scheduled at the Tops Arena Empire in Cheras from Jan 22-23 before the Grand Finale from Feb 19-20. The venue for the final stage has yet to be confirmed.

Results: – (Winner in bold)

Saturday 8 January 2022

U15 – 9:00 am

Court 1 – WCBF Sibu def. Petaling Jaya BC (15-0)

XD Eric Choo – Nurin Izzah Qistina def. Yohant Maniarasu – Yoshini Maniarasu (11-11, 11-2, 11-2)
BS Chin Kang Neng def. N. Nidhish (11-7, 11-6, 11-8)
GS Genevie Lim def. K. Sharanya (11-7, 11-7, 11-4)
BD Alexander Lee – Tan Han Fong def. Kartikeyn Nelligen – G. Risitharan (11-8, 11-4, 11-1)
GD Lee Tong – Levia Kho def. Ashlyn Chee – C. Harshinie

Court 2 – Ampang Jaya BC def. JBBC (12-5)

XD Kyros Gan – Rachel Tan lost to Hari Raghavendra – Kheertiksa (5-11, 4-11, 5-11)
BS Ong Tae Ern def. Low Xing Yu (11-3, 11-6, 11-6)
GS Ong Xin Ru def. Chong Jin Ning (11-4, 11-6, 11-6)
BD Jayden Ng – Sharven Rao def. Darren Chan – Koo Wye Jien (11-6, 11-8, 6-11, 11-8)
GD Jang Sher Ling – Ooi Yu Han def. Chong Jin Ning – R. Kheertiksha (6-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-9)

Court 3 – Perling BC def. Mentakab BC (15-0)

XD Siau Yu Hang – Dania Sofea def. Woo Shin Rong – Nisa Farina (11-3, 11-3, 11-2)
BS Ooi Yi Ping def. Ho Ken Ee (11-7, 11-6, 11-4)
GS N. Tania Nair def. Nisa Farina (11-5, 11-3, 11-4)
BD Aiman Mustaqim – Khoh Jian Cheng def. Lim Sheng Yin – Wong Yun Hang (11-7, 11-4, 11-7)
GD Dania Sofea – Wong Yue Qin def. Cheong Xin Yi – Raisyahtul Aqilah (11-4, 11-6, 11-5)

Court 4 – Subang United BC lost to Segamat Spiritual BC (7-10)

XD Loh Chee Kiat – Ngui Jun Yi lost to Clarence Teh – Gan Min Yee (11-9, 8-11, 10-11, 8-11)
BS Ethan Loh def. Wee Yee Tern (11-6, 11-6, 11-7)
GS Chloe Lam def. Low Zi Yu (11-6, 11-6, 10-11, 11-7)
BD Lee Jian Xun – Wong Meng Fong lost to Daniel Tan – Toh E Hern (6-11, 5-11, 9-11)
GD Lee Weng Yan – Ngui Jun Yi lost to Gan Zi Yu – Low Zi Yu (8-11, 3-11, 6-11)

U18 – 12:00 pm

Court 1 – Melaka City BC lost to DSBC Labuan (5-11)

XD Quek Hong Yaw – Nurul Sakinah lost to Quinton Yap – Fong Yii Zhan (3-11, 4-11, 7-11)
BS Low Teck Hwa lost to Darrall Leonard (11-7, 4-11, 8-11, 6-11)
GS Tan How Siang lost to Arena Satu Samin (3-11, 1-11, 4-11)
BD Ong Wei Quan – Syed Haritz def. Bennes Goh – Carlester Cleve James (6-11, 3-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-9)
Larissa Chan – Shariani Shahidi lost to Cassey Rynn Rompog – Velerry Yap (5-11, 7-11, 11-6, 5-11)

Court 2 – JBBC lost to Damansara BC (8-11)

XD Wong Zu Qing – Soo Jing En lost to Ho Zi Yang – Vannee Gobi (9-11, 8-11, 11-4, 10-11)
BS Muhd Ariffin def. Lee Bing Cheng (11-5, 11-9, 11-4)
GS Ler Yee Huey lost to Nicole Yeo (8-11, 6-11, 5-11)
BD Kick Wei Shen – Ong Jia En def. Leong Hou Xuan – Low Zi Jian (11-7, 9-11, 11-2, 10-11, 11-8)
GD Ler Yee Huey – Soh Jing En lost to Ong Wen Hui – Vannee Gobi (11-9, 10-11, 6-11, 8-11)

Court 3 – AKSC def. WCBF Sibu (15-3)

XD Wee Yee Hern – Hoe Shi Yun def. Pui Wee Young – Kashley Kho (11-7, 11-4, 11-6)
BS Lee Qi Hong def. Goh Shun Huat (11-10, 7-11, 8-11, 11-3, 11-5)
GS Lim Shin def. Lee Zi Suen (11-10, 11-6, 11-8)
BD Gerrard Liau – Soh Ping Chuan def. Ashley Chua – Jeremy Juan (11-10, 11-10, 9-11, 11-10)
GD Hoe Shi Yun – Lim Shin def. Audrey Vanessa Chee – Brenda Lai (11-6, 11-6, 11-6)

Court 4 – Sepang BC lost to Sepang BC (7-12)

XD Lim Jing Jie – Chow Hui Er lost to S. Khabilan – S. Mahalexcmi (4-11, 7-11, 4-11)
BS Cheong Dong Ni lost to Muhd Haziq (4-11, 3-11, 11-5, 7-11)
GS K. Reesha def. K. Sharanya (10-11, 11-10, 11-7, 11-6)
BD Shahen Thiagaraja – Ung Yi Peng lost to Matthew Teoh – Visnuvaaman (5-11, 7-11, 8-11)
Chow Hui Er – K. Reesha def. Hannah Teoh – Nurul Athirah (8-11, 11-8, 11-7, 9-11, 11-4)

U15 – 3:00 pm

Court 1 – Damansara BC def. JBBC (12-7)

XD Cheng Kai Yi – Chloe Yeo def. Shaun Teo – R. Kheertiksha (11-9, 11-10, 9-11, 7-11, 11-5)
BS Khew Sayan def. Kong Wen Zhuo (6-11, 11-10, 7-11, 11-6, 11-5)
GS Ong Wen Hui lost to Chong Jin Ning (5-11, 7-11, 11-6, 11-5)
BD Lee Wen Chiang – Loo Sun Kiat def. R. Hari Raghavendra – Koo Wye Jien (11-10, 11-5, 11-8)
GD Goh Sze Ning – Goh Sze Qi def. Chong Jin Jing – R. Kheertiksha (11-8, 11-10, 11-10)

Court 2 – Melaka City BC def. Petaling Jaya BC (15-0)

XD Lim Xian Yang – Ho Jia Ning def. Nidhish Nidarshan – Yoshini Maniarasu (11-5, 11-4, 11-3)
BS Ryan Ee def. Kartikeyn Gursharan (11-7, 11-1, 11-1)
GS Shaneesa Shahidi def. K. Sharanya (11-4, 11-3, 11-10)
BD Muhd Shahreeswan – Wan Muhd Darwisy def. G. Risitharan – G. Sreethaar (11-2, 11-1, 11-1)
GD Ho Jia Ning – Shaneesha Shahidi def. Ashlyn Chee – C. Harshinie (11-2, 11-3, 11-2)

Court 3 – Sepang BC lost to Segamat Spiritual BC (3-12)

XD Shaden Thiagaraja – Chow Hui Er lost to Clarence Teh – Gan Min Yee (9-11, 4-11, 6-11)
BS Ung Yi Peng lost to Wee Yee Tern (4-11, 0-11, 0-11, Ret.)
GS K. Reesha def. Low Zi Yu (11-10, 11-5, 11-8)
BD Muhd Danish – Sie Zi Yi lost to Daniel Tan – Toh E Hern (4-11, 6-11, 5-11)
GD Chow Hui Er – K. Reesha lost to Gan Min Yee – Low Zi Yu (9-11, 7-11, 6-11)

Court 4 – Seremban City BC lost to Mentakab BC (8-11)

XD Muhd Harith – Azreen Irdina lost to Lim Shen Yin – Cheok Xin Yi (6-11, 4-11, 5-11)
BS Muhd Amzar def. Ho Ken Ee (11-6, 11-9, 11-8)
GS Foo Kai Xin lost to Raisyahtul Aqilah (7-11, 11-8, 5-11, 8-11)
BD Muhd Nazhan – Damien Ting lost to Wong Yun Hang – Woo Shin Rong (11-9, 10-11, 10-11, 9-11)
GD Nur Wardah Idayu – Sharon Vong def. Cheok Xin Yi – Nisa Farina (11-7, 5-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-9)

Sunday 9 January 2022

U18 – 9:00 am

Court 1 – Ampang Jaya BC def. Petaling Jaya BC (15-1)

XD King Kien Hwa – Tai Jo Yi def. S. Khabilan – S. Mahalexcmi (11-7, 11-6, 11-9)
BS Sie Zi Lok def. Muhd Haziq (11-10, 3-11, 11-6, 11-10)
GS Selina Loh def. Nurul Athirah (11-2, 11-8, 11-7)
BD Goh Shao Tang – Tan Shi Li def. Matthew Teoh – S. Visnuvaarman (11-8, 11-7, 11-4)
GD Chew Jia Hui – Chew Jia Wern def. C. Kerthi – Hayley Sim (11-5, 11-6, 11-5)

Court 2 – Mentakab BC lost to WCBF Sibu (1-15)

XD Richard Lim – Koh Yu Wen lost to Jeremy Juan – Kashley Kho (5-11, 2-11, 4-11)
BS Samuel Lim lost to Felix Kong (6-11, 2-11, 4-11)
GS Koh Yu Wen lost to Lee Zi Suen (11-7, 8-11, 3-11, 9-11)
BD Jayden Chern – Ow Jia Shen lost to Pui Wee Young – Radzien Jawharee (7-11, 5-11, 4-11)
GD Joey Yeo – Yim Hooi Shyan lost to Audrey Vanessa – Kashley Kho (2-11, 3-11, 3-11)

Court 3 – Sentosa United BC lost to DSBC Labuan (0-15)

XD Wong Yao Pin – Teoh Yee En lost to Quinton Yap – Fong Yii Zhan (3-11, 8-11, 3-11)
BS Tan Kai Shin lost to Carlester Cleve James (3-11, 3-11, 7-11)
GS Kong Jia Min lost to Cassey Rynn Rompog (2-11, 1-11, 1-11)
BD Dion Cha – Vincent Soo lost to Bennes Goh – Tan Ming Yue (5-11, 4-11, 7-11)
GD Kong Jia Min – Teoh Yee En lost to Arena Satu Samin – Velerry Yap (5-11, 1-11, 4-11)

Court 4 – Seremban City BC lost to Damansara BC (9-11)

XD Mirza Nazhan – Chin Huey Xing lost to Leong Hou Xuan – Vannee Gobi (7-11, 8-11, 11-9, 5-11)
BS Latief Mahyudin def. Lee Bing Cheng (11-3, 4-11, 11-4, 9-11, 11-10)
GS Nurisha Fatihah lost to Nicole Yeo (3-11, 7-11, 11-10, 4-11)
BD Aguwell Andrew – Wan Ezremy def. Ho Zi Yang – Loo Sun Kiat (11-8, 11-10, 11-8)
GD Marcella Andrew – Sen Pei Qin lost to Goh Sze Ning – Vannee Gobi (2-11, 7-11, 11-9, 7-11)

U15 – 12:00 pm

Court 1 – Perling BC def. Seremban City BC (13-4)

XD Kua Ming Ze – Dania Sofea def. Muhd Harith – Foo Kai Xin (11-3, 11-0, 11-3)
BS Yap Jen Wee lost to Muhd Amzar (6-11, 11-8, 8-11, 5-11)
GS Kon Han def. Azreen Irdina (11-0, 11-2, 11-0)
BD Keagan Tan – Kevin Leow def. Muhd Nazhan – Damien Ting (11-6, 11-5, 5-11, 11-7)
GD Dania Sofea – N. Tania Nair def. Nur Wardah – Sharon Vong (11-4, 11-3, 11-8)

Court 2 – Subang United BC def. Sepang BC (13-5)

XD Loh Chee Kiat – Ngui Jun Yi def. Shahen Thiagaraja Naddar – Chow Hui Er (11-7, 11-9, 10-11, 11-4)
BS Ethan Loh def. Tan Chor Huai (11-3, 11-4, 11-3)
GS Chloe Lam def. K. Reesha (11-3, 11-4, 11-10)
BD Ethan Oh – Liew Tian Hao def. Muhd Danish Hazriel – Thirren Thiagaraja Naddar (11-10, 11-4, 4-11, 11-6)
GD Chloe Lam – Lee Weng Han lost to Chow Hui Er – K. Reesha (11-9, 8-11, 8-11, 8-11)

Court 3 – Ampang Jaya BC lost to Damansara BC (8-10)

XD Kyros Gan – Rachel Tan lost to Cheng Kai Yi – Goh Sze Qi (8-11, 8-11, 6-11)
BS Ong Tae Ern def. Mohd Thaqif (11-1, 11-3, 11-6)
GS Ong Tin Ru def. Lee Kay Xin (11-10, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8)
BD Jayden Ng – Sharven Rao lost to Lee Wen Chang – Loo Sun Kiat (9-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-9, 8-11)
GD Jang Sher Ling – Ooi Yu Han lost to Lee Kay Xin – Ong Wen Hui (7-11, 6-11, 7-11)

Court 4 – WCBF Sibu def. Melaka City BC (10-8)

XD Eric Choo – Nurin Izzah def. Lim Xian Yang (11-10, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8)
BS Chin Kang Neng def. Ryan Ee (11-8, 11-9, 8-11, 11-10)
GS Genevie Lim lost to Shaneesa Shahidi (11-8, 6-11, 6-11, 6-11)
BD Dexter Ong – Tan Han Fong def. Muhd Shareeswan – Wan Muhd Darwisy (11-10, 11-5, 11-9)
GD Lee Tong – Levia Kho lost to Ho Jia Ning – Shaneesa Shahidi (4-11, 6-11, 6-11)

U18 – 3:00 pm

Court 1 – AKSC def. Mentakab BC (13-3)

XD Wee Yee Hern – Hoe Shi Yun def. Richard Lim – Koh Yu Wen (11-6, 11-4, 11-5)
BS Sean Moh lost to Samuel Lim (6-11, 11-7, 9-11, 6-11)
GS Lim Shin def. Koh Yu Wen (11-6, 11-3, 11-5)
BD Gerard Liau – Soh Ping Chuan def. Dennis Kek – Desmond Lim (11-6, 11-6, 11-6)
GD Hoe Shi Yun – Lim Shin def. Joey Yeo – Yim Hooi Shyan (11-2, 11-1, 11-1)

Court 2 – Sepang BC VS Ampang Jaya BC

XD Shahen Thiagaraja – K. Reesha def. Joshua Ng – Tai Jo Yi (11-8, 10-11, 11-8, 11-9)
BS Lim Ming Jie lost to Chun Zheng Thai (3-11, 5-11, 3-11)
GS Chow Hui Er lost to Selina Loh (3-11, 8-11, 11-10, 5-11)
BD Kor Kah Chun – Muhd Danish lost to Goh Shao Tang – Tan Shi Li (3-11, 4-11, 2-11)
GD Chow Hui Er – K. Reesha VS Chew Jia Hui – Chew Jia Wern

Court 3 – JBBC VS Seremban City BC

XD Muhd Ariffin – Lee Yee Huey def. Wan Ezremy – Nur Azeren (11-0, 11-7, 11-9)
BS Liew Wen Jie def. Mirza Nazran (11-6, 11-5, 11-4)
GS Soh Jing En lost to Chin Huey Xing (10-11, 7-11, 8-11)
BD Kick Wei Shen – Ong Jia En VS Aguwell Andrew – Daniel Shahabuddin
GD Ler Yee Huey – Soh Jing En VS Marcella Andrew – Sen Pei Qin

Court 4 – Melaka City BC def. Sentosa United BC (15-2)

XD Tai Yi Yang – Lanissa Chan def. Wong Yao Pin – Kong Jia Min (11-6, 11-8, 9-11, 9-11, 11-9)
BS Low Teck Hwa def. Dion Cha (11-2, 11-1, 11-1)
GS Sharini Shahidi def. Teoh Yee En (11-7, 11-8, 11-4)
BD Lee Yee Yew – Syed Haritz def. Lavis Lee – Vincent Soo (11-7, 11-5, 11-7)
GD Nurul Sakinah – Tan How Siang def. Kong Jia Min – Teoh Yee En (11-4, 11-6, 11-6)

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