BADMINTON UNLIMITED 2015 Episode 56

Sarawak Junior State Closed 2015 (1st Leg)
27 - 29 March 2015
SBA Hall, Kuching

Categories: U12 Boy’s Singles

                  U12 Boy’s Doubles

                  U12 Girl’s Singles

                  U12 Girl’s Doubles

                  U14 Boy’s Singles

                  U14 Boy’s Doubles

                  U14 Girl’s Singles

                  U14 Girl’s Doubles

                  U16 Boy’s Singles

                  U16 Boy’s Doubles

                  U16 Girl’s Singles

                  U16 Girl’s Doubles

                  U18 Boy’s Singles

                  U18 Boy’s Doubles

                  U18 Girl’s Singles

                  U18 Girl’s Doubles

The tournament will start on 27 Mac (Friday) at 8.00am and the Final will be held on 29 Mac (Sunday) at 2.00pm. The schedule will be finalized after the closing date.

The manager meeting will be held on 26 March (Thursday), 7.30pm at SBA Hall Conference Room

The tournament is meant to select players to represent Sarawak in the 100 Plus National Junior Circuit Sabah Sarawak Zone 2015 and 100 Plus National Junior Inter State U18 Mixed Team Championship 2015

Entry Fees: RM 5.00 (Single) ; RM 10.00 (Double)

Closing date: 16 March 2015 (Monday) at 5.00PM

* Late entries will not be entertained

Registration can be made with Divisional Associations/ SBA Affiliates/ Clubs/ Training Centres

SBA wants to revive Sarawak Open | New Sarawak Tribune

SBA wants to revive Sarawak Open | New Sarawak Tribune

NO further question | New Sarawak Tribune

NO further question | New Sarawak Tribune

Golden opportunity for youngsters

10 DECEMBER 2014 @ 8:07 AM  New straits times

THIRTY aspiring badminton players aged between 10 and 12 embarked on a journey towards making the sport their profession of choice last month.

These kids were taken under the wing of the Kem Badminton Astro (KBA) programme to the Li Yongbo Badminton Academy in Dongguan, China, for a two-week intensive training camp under national Chinese coaches led by Tang Xianhu, the renowned coach behind Chinese badminton greats.

During their time in China, the Malaysian youngsters saw their game improve with new badminton techniques and a stronger endurance level due to the physical exercises.

More importantly they had fun and made new friends with the same aspiration to excel in badminton.

The programme culminated in an award for the best players.

Kok Jing Hong (12, Kedah) was named the Best Participant Boy Player, Valeree Siow Zi Xuan (12, Perak) was the Best Participant Girl Player, Poopathi Velayutham, 10, from Kedah was The Most Promising Boy Player while Cheah Wen Jun (12, Penang) was The Most Promising Girl Player.

Jing Hong said: “I am honoured with the recognition and this has motivated me to train harder. The training has improved my net shot, sliced smash shot and footwork. I have set my goal to enter the Li Yongbo Badminton Academy and I am working hard to realise my dream.”

Poopathi said: “I started to play badminton when I was three. The training camp organised by Astro has helped me tremendously, especially in improving my game. The experience in China opened my eyes to world class standards in badminton, and has motivated me to work harder on my game.”

Wen Jun said his game had improved tremendously.

“The challenging training regime has improved my on-court movement and pace. I enjoyed the comprehensive training at the academy and would like to encourage more youths to enter next year,” said Wen Jun.

Joden Atom John, who hails from Sarawak, said: “The training methods used in China were unique. Although the training was tough, I had the chance to learn world class techniques and the coaches cared for every player.

“For example, they personally coach the players on the right approach and movement.”

Sabahan siblings Demond Anthony Samin (12) and Arena Satu (11) were excited that they were selected to train in China.

Demond, who had previously participated in last year’s training with Japan’s Kanto Junior Athlete Academy Team, said: “While the training in Japan helped me focus on badminton techniques, the training in China helped me strengthen my endurance and stamina while on the court. I even got to apply the sliced smash shot technique that I learned in Japan in the friendly match against the Chinese players in China.”

Astro’s director of community affairs said badminton is a popular sport in Malaysia.

“We are committed to nurture the next generation of world badminton champions from a young age. China has produced many world champions; as such we believe the two-week training programme, under the supervision of the professional coaches at Li Yongbo Badminton School, provided valuable experience for our participants.

“We will engage with the coaches and participants for their feedback to bring Kem Badminton Astro to the next level.”

BADMINTON UNLIMITED Episode 55

Sarawak’s Adam and Alfred in contention but tournament hit by withdrawals

Posted on January 14, 2015, Wednesday   The Borneo Post

KUCHING: Sarawak twin brothers Adam Lau Yu Ming and Alfred Lau Yu Leong gave the home crowd something to cheer about at the opening day of the Yonex Sunrise Malaysia Masters badminton championship at State Indoor Stadium, Petra Jaya yesterday.

Both are through to the second round of the qualification matches.

Adam defeated Andrew Susanto of Indonesia in straight sets while Alfred’s opponent Kuan Beng Hong retired during the rubber set when the Sarawakian was leading 11-2.

This is the first time that the two 20-year-old brothers are competing in the US$120,000 BWF (Badminton World Federation) event. They only got confirmation of their participation in the preliminary round a day earlier.

Last year, both had competed in the Europe Badminton League. They are looking forward to playing in the KL Open before returning to Europe.

Meanwhile, top seed Srikanth Kidamdi from India withdrew from the tournament at the very last minute and this was confirmed by SBA secretary Haji Abdul Hadi Datuk Abdul Kadir yesterday.

There was more bad news as Indonesia’s top ladies single player Adriani Firdasari and her team mate Simon Santoso have also withdrawn from the event.

“We do not know the main reason on why these players withdrew from the event but perhaps they have good reasons because many of the world top players are expected to compete in next month’s India Open,” Hadi said. But he assured that all was not lost.

“The event is still very exciting because there are many young and upcoming players from all over the world who are competing…some of them are the ones who will be future champions.”