BADMINTON - SEASON 10

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Back-up shuttlers come to the rescue as Daren crashes out

It was a day of mixed fortunes for Malaysia when local hope Liew Daren crashed out while back-up shuttlers Goh Soon Huat and Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin assured the hosts a place in the men’s singles final.

The 25-year-old Daren was sent packing 10-21, 20-22 by Chen Yuekun of China in the men’s singles quarter-finals of the Malaysian Open Grand Prix Gold at Stadium Juara in Bukit Kiara yesterday.

Daren had a chance to turn things around towards the end of the second game but a hasty return at 20-21 saw the 23-year-old Chinese thrilled to bits at setting up a date with Indonesian Alamsyah Yunus in the semi-finals today.

“This was my first meeting against him. I couldn’t follow him in the first game and made lots of mistakes. I regained my momentum in the second game but did not have a good finishing,” said Daren.

While Daren was downcast, national coach Hendrawan’s charges – Soon Huat and Iskandar – were jumping for joy after finally achieving breakthrough results.

The 23-year-old Soon Huat, ranked 71st in the world, dumped seventh seed and All-England semi-finalist Tanongsak Saensom-boonsuk of Thailand 21-18, 21-13 in the third round and followed it up with another superb 21-17, 21-15 win over Chan Yan Kit in the last eight.

“I grew confident after beating Tanongsak. The Thai is a strong attacking player but I’m good in defence. Today, I was able to rattle him,” said Soon Huat.

“I lost narrowly to Chan in the German Open but this time I was better prepared. To beat two higher ranked players in a day for the first time is certainly an achievement for me.”

Soon Huat was glad that all the hard work he has put in over the last four years under Hendrawan has paid off.

“I’ve cried in pain after tough trainings and there have been frustrating moments after all the early knockouts all these years. Finally, there is a breakthrough ... hopefully, this will be the start of better things to come,” he said.

“I’ll be up against team-mate Iskandar for the first time in an international tournament and I reckon it’ll be a close affair as we know each other so well.”

Iskandar, who had beaten Lee Dong-keun of South Korea 21-12, 15-21, 21-19 in the third round and India’s R.M.V. Gurusaidutt by default yesterday, was thrilled with his exploits.

Gurusaidutt was trailing 19-21, 2-5 when he conceded a walkover due to an injury.

“I’ve never reached the quarter-final of an Open tournament before. The win against the Korean was the turning point for me,” said former World Junior runner-up Iskandar.

“I am happy that Soon Huat and I have assured a ticket for Malaysia in the final. It can be anyone’s game tomorrow (today).”

Malaysia are also assured a place in the men’s doubles final when top pair Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong set up a last four clash against former internationals Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif-Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari.

Malaysia’s interest in the women’s doubles is still alive when Goh Liu Ying-Lim Yin Loo defeated Fu Mingtian-Shinta Mulia Sari of Singapore 21-15, 21-17 to set up a meeting with top seeds Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth-Rizki Amelia Pradipta of Indonesia.


Giant-killer: Goh Soon Huat defeated Hong Kong’s Chan Yan Kit to enter the semi-finals. — FAIHAN GHANI / The Star

kayla

@wawaKKK

Si lion lak dok promote kat aku reality show budak2 kecik ni .... mmmg terhook la jwbnye ....

Nampaknye abe ko berjaya ke final ..... kemungkinan besar menang? Opppps tak leh ckp awal2 kang ......

miyoma

nasib baik md lawan sama sendiri..boleh gak satu title

miyoma

kayla posted on 3-5-2013 09:46 PM
@wawaKKK

Si lion lak dok promote kat aku reality show budak2 kecik ni .... mmmg terhook la jwbny ...

menang..........................

haiku

MS & XD : Good fight walaupun tewas 3 set

MD : Nasib baik lawan sesama sendiri. Tahniah LKW/GVS

wawaKKK

kayla posted on 3-5-2013 09:46 PM
@wawaKKK

Si lion lak dok promote kat aku reality show budak2 kecik ni .... mmmg terhook la jwbny ...

menang la sgt kan... puihhhhh...

kayla

miyoma posted on 4-5-2013 08:24 PM
menang..........................

Jgn le gelak camtu ...sian kat wawa ...

kayla

wawaKKK posted on 7-5-2013 08:36 AM
menang la sgt kan... puihhhhh...

Kita bersangka baik jelah .... maybe dorang sengaja kalah

wawaKKK

kayla posted on 9-5-2013 09:17 PM
Jgn le gelak camtu ...sian kat wawa ...

mmg nak kena pulas tinge budak sorang tu...  

wawaKKK

kayla posted on 9-5-2013 09:22 PM
Kita bersangka baik jelah .... maybe dorang sengaja kalah

sengaja kalah my foot...


hot aje aku dgn diaorg skrg ni...

kayla

wawaKKK posted on 10-5-2013 08:30 AM
sengaja kalah my foot...

Marah sungguh wawa heheheh

Kalau dah give up ngan dorang cam aku ni, takde marah2 dah ...redha je ....

wawaKKK

kayla posted on 10-5-2013 10:42 PM
Marah sungguh wawa heheheh

Kalau dah give up ngan dorang cam aku ni, takde marah2 dah ...redha  ...

hahahahaha... tak delah marah sgt... sebab dah tau sgt dgn form diaorg skrg ni... dgn sape2 pon boleh kalah...

haiku

Tahniah Ramdhan. Kejuaraan kedua dalam tempoh 3 minggu

kayla

wawaKKK posted on 13-5-2013 10:41 AM
hahahahaha... tak delah marah sgt... sebab dah tau sgt dgn form diaorg skrg ni... dgn sape2 pon bo ...

Sudirman cup camne ? Pegi ke?

kayla

haiku posted on 15-5-2013 01:57 PM
Tahniah Ramdhan. Kejuaraan kedua dalam tempoh 3 minggu

Dia menang kat ne lak ..... tak tahu hal ...

haiku

kayla posted on 15-5-2013 09:09 PM
Dia menang kat ne lak ..... tak tahu hal ...

Source : The Star (13th May 2013)

Second title for Ramdan in Europe

KUALA LUMPUR: An ambitious plan to get valuable exposure in Europe is beginning to bear fruit for reigning men’s singles national champion Misbun Ramdan Misbun of Nusa Mahsuri.

Yesterday, the 22-year-old Ramdan landed his second international title when he crushed Lucas Corvee of France 21-11, 21-12 in the final of the Forza Slovenia International in Medvode, Slovenia.

Two weeks ago, he bagged the Portugal International title. But, last week, he lost to Denmark’s former world junior champion Viktor Axelson in the semi-finals of the Danish International.

Ramdan was accompanied by his father and former national coach Misbun Sidek to all these tournaments.

Based on the results, it looks like Misbun is determined to turn his son into a world-beater – just like how he had worked his magic with Rashid Sidek, Roslin Hashim, Hafiz Hashim and current world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei.

Ramdan’s trip is funded by the Sports Ministry, who have pumped in quite a hefty sum to the professional club.

The Ministry and the club are also conducting nationwide coaching clinics carried out by Misbun and Rahman Sidek under the professional club’s development programme.

Since ending his two-year tie with the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) in January to start afresh with his father, Ramdan’s focus has been on Europe.

He also took part in the German Open (lost in first round), Swiss Open (first round), Polish Open (semi-finals) and Dutch International (quarter-finals).

His last tournament under the BAM banner was at the Malaysian Open in January, when he crashed out in the opening round of the qualifying tournament.

By competing in Europe over the last three months, Ramdan’s world ranking has improved from 87th to 60th. He is the country’s eighth ranked player after world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei, Liew Daren (world No. 12), Chong Wei Feng (No. 13), Mohd Arif Abdul Latif (No. 32), Tan Chun Seang (No. 37), Goh Soon Huat (No. 55) and Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin (No. 58).

Soon Huat and Iskandar enjoyed a great jump in their world rankings when they moved 17 and 10 spots up respectively in the latest list following their impressive semi-final and final finishes in the Malaysian Open Grand Prix Gold at the Juara Stadium in Bukit Kiara last week.

wawaKKK

kayla posted on 15-5-2013 09:09 PM
Sudirman cup camne ? Pegi ke?

tak pegi... terpaksa outstation next week...

wawaKKK

mulai smlm players dah start training kat stadium... pic credit to coach rosman...

wawaKKK

wawaKKK

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