...Galore!
From a Ganuan perspective, the 100PLUS-SAM Awards 2010 was a disappointment when Dungun born Kierin cyclist, Azizulhasni Awang was pipped to the title of Best Athlete Award by diver Pandalela Rinong.
But putting state sentiment aside, it is good to see the Sarawakian diver's achievement during the year was recognised by those who should know who deserved the award the most, the nation's sportswriters.
The list of achievements by Pandalela who goes with the name 'Lulu Dolphin' in the world of Facebook are winning the first ever diving gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, beating Olympic medalists from Australia and Britain along the way in the 10m Platform event and later teaming up with Leong Mun Yee to win the silver medal in the Synchronised 10m Platform final.
Her maiden Asian Games outing was also laced with a silver lining with a silver medal in the Synchronised 10m Platform event while individually she managed to win the bronze medal.
Pandalela also performed well during the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore where she won two silver medals in the individual events of 3m Springboard and 10m Platform making her the first Malaysian to step on the podium in an International Olympic Council organised multi-event games.
Other sports-persons nominated for the award were squash queen, Nicol David; Lee Chong Wei the current world #1 ranked badminton player and shooter, Nur Suryani Taibi.
It is hoped Azizul who is rehabilitating from the recent track accident during the Track World Cup keirin final in Manchester will recover fully from his injury and bring more glory to Malaysia in the cycling world.
Other winners included Wushu exponent Yeap Wai Kin for Most Promising Athlete, Chong Wei who was awarded the Special Award from National Sports Association and the National football team, the Outdo Yourself Award for their winning outing in the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup Championship.
CONGRATULATIONS EVERYBODY!
NOTE: Info from Rizal Hashim's Loose Cannon
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Showing posts with label Badminton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Badminton. Show all posts
7 Mar 2011
22 Feb 2011
Persisting...
Gap.
Being away to Kedah and Perlis meant mad redo1 missed the FA Cup matches between T-Team and Kelantan. Then the planned extra trip to Penang to catch USM FC vs Terengganu at the USM Athletic Stadium had to be shelved due to lack of time.
While back home the National Badminton Circuits Finals were being held at the State Stadium in Kuala Terengganu from 18-21 February 2011. However with mad redo1 checking in at 2230hrs on Sunday meant he only had the final day itself to get some shots of the actions.
The main draw for the finals of course the Men's Single Final between World No.1 Dato' Lee Chong Wei against youngster Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif who defeated several seeded players to qualify for his first national final.
The Mixed Doubles match was underway when mad redo1 stepped into the arena. The title was being contested by Tan Boon Heong-Chin Eei Hui against Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying. The latter won the first set but Tan and Chin fought back to win the next two sets and clinched the title with a 13-21, 21-18, 21-16 score.
Then it was the Women's Singles Final between defending champions Tee Jing Yi and Sonia Cheah. The match also went to rubber set after Sonia tied the score after losing the first set. However Tee was in her element in the deciding set to clinch her second successive National title with a 21-14, 15-21, 21-14 result.
By this time the arena was packing up with badminton fans eager to catch their hero Chong Wei in action against the young upstart, Mohamad Arif.
However, when the match started, it was clear the gulf of class was that big between the World No.1 and the 22 year old shuttler from Negeri Sembilan. Trying hard as he might Arif was clearly not on parity in terms of ability and experience with Chong Wei who was playing for his ninth National title.
However, one could see there was grit and determination in the youngster's game and given more time and exposure he could fulfill his potential to become an international class player.
However, this time Arif bowed to Chong Wei who wrapped the match with the score of 21-16, 21-15 in 40 minutes. Still the crowd seemed to be generally satisfied and entertained with the match.
The next two finals saw both the Women's Doubles and Men's Doubles took place. Despite not featuring top pairs in the country, the number of crowd that stayed on till the end were quite large.
The partnership of Ng Poau Leng-Woon Khe Wei clinched the Women's Double title with a straight set victory of 21-18, 21-10 over Chong Sook Chin-Goh Liu Ying. While the last title of the night was won by the pair Tan Boon Heong-Hoon Thien How who defeated Ong Soon Hock-Fairuzizuan Tazari 21-14, 10-21, 21-19.
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Being away to Kedah and Perlis meant mad redo1 missed the FA Cup matches between T-Team and Kelantan. Then the planned extra trip to Penang to catch USM FC vs Terengganu at the USM Athletic Stadium had to be shelved due to lack of time.
While back home the National Badminton Circuits Finals were being held at the State Stadium in Kuala Terengganu from 18-21 February 2011. However with mad redo1 checking in at 2230hrs on Sunday meant he only had the final day itself to get some shots of the actions.
The main draw for the finals of course the Men's Single Final between World No.1 Dato' Lee Chong Wei against youngster Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif who defeated several seeded players to qualify for his first national final.
The Mixed Doubles match was underway when mad redo1 stepped into the arena. The title was being contested by Tan Boon Heong-Chin Eei Hui against Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying. The latter won the first set but Tan and Chin fought back to win the next two sets and clinched the title with a 13-21, 21-18, 21-16 score.
Then it was the Women's Singles Final between defending champions Tee Jing Yi and Sonia Cheah. The match also went to rubber set after Sonia tied the score after losing the first set. However Tee was in her element in the deciding set to clinch her second successive National title with a 21-14, 15-21, 21-14 result.
By this time the arena was packing up with badminton fans eager to catch their hero Chong Wei in action against the young upstart, Mohamad Arif.
However, when the match started, it was clear the gulf of class was that big between the World No.1 and the 22 year old shuttler from Negeri Sembilan. Trying hard as he might Arif was clearly not on parity in terms of ability and experience with Chong Wei who was playing for his ninth National title.
However, one could see there was grit and determination in the youngster's game and given more time and exposure he could fulfill his potential to become an international class player.
However, this time Arif bowed to Chong Wei who wrapped the match with the score of 21-16, 21-15 in 40 minutes. Still the crowd seemed to be generally satisfied and entertained with the match.
The next two finals saw both the Women's Doubles and Men's Doubles took place. Despite not featuring top pairs in the country, the number of crowd that stayed on till the end were quite large.
The partnership of Ng Poau Leng-Woon Khe Wei clinched the Women's Double title with a straight set victory of 21-18, 21-10 over Chong Sook Chin-Goh Liu Ying. While the last title of the night was won by the pair Tan Boon Heong-Hoon Thien How who defeated Ong Soon Hock-Fairuzizuan Tazari 21-14, 10-21, 21-19.
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