PLJ2018: Ampang Jaya BC sitting pretty on top of PLJ 2018

KUALA LUMPUR (28 October 2018): With one weekend left, hot favourites, Ampang Jaya Badminton Club are sitting pretty at the top of Division One Purple League Junior (PLJ) 2018 after another convincing win, 13-5 against Rawang Badminton Club (BC) on Match Day 4, second round held at the Sports Arena, Puchong today.

Trailing one point to Bukit Cheras Badminton Club (BC) yesterday, the Ampang based outfit put their fired on all their cylinders to win four of their five matches, only conceding through their girl’s doubles.

Going into the final weekend held at the Challenger Sports Centre Ampang (3th-4th November), Ampang Jaya BC with 63 points now hold a slim two point lead over Bukit Cheras BC after five matches in their quest for their maiden PLJ title.

World junior championship bound, Ng Tze Yong got the ball rolling when he contributed maximum points after defeating Aldo Oktaviano, 3-0 (11-8, 11-4, 11-6) in 31 mins.

Ampang Jaya BC suffered a setback when their girl’s doubles pair, Ho Lo Ee-Ng Wan Win lost 1-3 (11-9, 8-11, 9-11, 6-11) to Eng Sin Jou-Yap Ling. But not for long, they were back to their winning ways when their mixed doubles pair, Chia Wei Jia-Goh Yi Xuan defeated Vanessa Ng Po Lyn-Yap Khai Quan 3-0 (11-9, 11-9, 11-7).

Chen Lu continued her good run of form this weekend when the Chinese girl’s singles player emerged victorious, 3-0 (11-6, 11-5, 11-7) over Shalini Ravikumar.

Ampang Jaya BC then sealed the tie when their boy’s doubles pair, Kolum Master Krisda- Lew Zeqing won 3-2 (4-11, 11-7, 10-11, 11-6, 11-10) in a thrilling contest against Ghoif Rohman- Ongky Saputra.

With this win, Ampang Jaya BC coach, Ho Khek Mong is relishing the tie next weekend against Bukit Cheras Badminton Club which will most probably decide the destiny of the championship.

“Being on top is something positive for us. I’m confident that the team will know how to handle this situation.

“The players should continue collecting maximum points as Bukit Cheras BC are one of the teams we will be facing next weekend,”added Khek Mong.

In Division Two, Amanjaya Badminton Club strengthened their grip on top spot when they secured an emphatic 12-3 win over Georgetown BC. The table toppers have now collected 77 points and are now favourites to go up alongside Kuantan Synergy Badminton Club who are trailing six points behind after six matches.

Purple League Junior 2018 Results:

28th October 2018 (Sunday)

Division One (9.00am)

Puchong United BC 9-9 Bandar Maharani BC

Cheras BC 7-9 Petaling BC

Kepong BC 7-10 Bukit Cheras BC

Rawang BC 5-13 Ampang Jaya BC

(3.00pm)

Petaling Jaya BC vs Bandar Maharani BC

Puchong United BC vs Petaling BC

Cheras BC vs Rawang BC

Kepong BC vs Ampang Jaya BC

Division Two (12.00pm)

Ayer Itam BC 9-8 Desa Petaling BC

Klang Rising BC 10-8 Serdang BC

PGBC 7-9 Tebrau City BC

Kuantan Synergy BC 13-3 Ipoh BC

Amanjaya BC 12-3 Georgetown BC

Schedule (3 November 2018)

Venue: The Challenger Sports Centre, Ampang

Division One (12pm)

Petaling Jaya BC vs Petaling BC

Puchong United BC vs Rawang BC

Cheras BC vs Kepong BC

Bukit Cheras BC vs Ampang Jaya BC

Division Two (9am)

Ayer Itam BC vs Serdang BC

Klang Rising BC vs Tebrau City BC

PGBC vs Kuantan Synergy BC

Amanjaya BC vs Ipoh BC

Desa Petaling BC vs Georgetown BC

3pm

Desa Petaling BC vs Serdang BC

Ayer Itam BC vs Tebrau City BC

Klang Rising BC vs Kuantan Synergy BC

PGBC vs Amanjaya BC

Ipoh BC vs Georgetown BC

Division One (4 November 2018)- 9am

Bandar Maharani BC vs Petaling BC

Petaling Jaya BC vs Rawang BC

Puchong United BC vs Kepong BC

Cheras BC vs Bukit Cheras BC

3pm

Bandar Maharani BC vs Rawang BC

Petaling Jaya BC vs Kepong BC

Puchong United BC vs Bukit Cheras BC

Cheras BC vs Ampang Jaya BC

Division Two (12pm)

Desa Petaling BC vs Tebrau City BC

Ayer Itam BC vs Kuantan Synergy BC

Klang Rising BC vs Amanjaya BC

PGBC vs Ipoh BC

Serdang BC vs Georgetown BC