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| Posted: 15 Sep 2011 03:48 PM PDT n TENNIS Quebec City Challenge Second round: Michaella Krajicek (Hol) bt Julie Coin (Fra) 7-5, 4-6, 6-1; Tamira Paszek (Aut) bt Varvara Lepchenko (US) 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 7-6 (7-4); Rebecca Marino (Can) bt Aleksandra Wozniak (Can) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4; Heather Watson (Bri) bt Sofia Arvidsson (Swe) 7-5, 6-3. Tashkent Open Second round: Ksenia Pervak (Rus) bt Sabina Sharipova (Uzb) 6-3, 6-3; Alla Kudryavtseva (Rus) bt Vitalia Diatchenko (Rus) 6-1, 2-6, 6-3; Valeria Savinykh (Rus) bt Anastasija Sevastova (Lat) 7-5, 3-6, 6-3; Eleni Daniilidou (Gre) bt Misaki Doi (Jpn) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4; Sorana Cirstea (Rom) bt Aleksandra Krunic (Srb) 6-3, 6-4; Urszula Radwanska (Pol) bt Akgul Amanmuradova (Uzb) 6-7 (2-7), 6-4, 6-3; Eva Birnerova (Cze) bt Evgeniya Rodina (Rus) 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 6-1; Victoria Larriere (Fra) bt Magdalena Rybarikova (Svk) 6-4, 6-4. |
| Malaysian sinks birdie in playoff to lift junior crown Posted: 15 Sep 2011 03:44 PM PDT SUBANG: Malaysia's Mohd Azry Asyraf Noor Azam kept his cool to sink a birdie on the second playoff hole to clinch victory over Low Khai Jei in the boys' overall category of the 100Plus Malaysian Junior Open at the Saujana Golf and Country Club yesterday. Both golfers had completed the three rounds with identical four-over 220 totals. A tiring Jeremiah Kim, who led for the first two days, suffered cramps on the 13th hole and ended up sharing third place with Indonesia's Joshua Andrew Wirawan on six-over 222. Dottie Ardina of the Philippines won the girls' overall category, ahead of India's Aditi Ashok. Malaysia's Loy Hee Ying shared third spot with another Filipina, defending champion Sarah Ababa, with a three-day total of 11-over 227. Dottie blew up with a poor nine-over 81 yesterday but she had done enough over the first two days for a three-day total of 220 – and win the title by four strokes. Her five-under 67 on the opening day meant that she was the only girl to have scored under par at the tough Palm Course. Aditi, who scored one of two eagles in the tournament, finished with an eight-over 224. Sarah and Hee Ying shot identical 78s to finish joint third. Azry was surprised with his win but "I did feel I could shoot a good score going into the final round". "I didn't expect to win this tournament but felt good coming into the final round," said Azry, who also won the Perak Amateur Open this year. It was close and I thank God for the victory," he said. A disappointed Khai Jei, who won the Lion City Cup individual title in Hong Kong last week, said: "I nearly won it on the first play-off hole but the ball lipped out. I gave it my best but Azry played well today." Dottie, meanwhile, said the victory would spur her on for November's SEA Games. "This tournament is part of my preparations for the SEA Games and winning it has certainly boosted my confidence," said the 17-year-old, who finished fourth in the Laos SEA Games two years ago. There was heartbreak for Malaysia after Isza Fariza Ismail was disqualified from the rain-interrupted tournament for signing on a wrong second-round scorecard. The 17-year-old had shot a six-over 78 in the second round but signed for a 76 after completing her round early this morning. Malaysia would have finished second on 18-over 306 as Jeremiah had a score of three-over 147 after two rounds. Unlike the individual events, which are contested over 54 holes, the team championship is decided over two rounds. "I'm disappointed. I know I shot a 78. I don't want to say anything now," said Isza, who was close to tears after realising that she could miss out on a ticket to the Indonesia SEA Games in November. (Malaysian unless stated) n BOYS Overall 220: Low Khai Jei 76-72,-72, Mohd Azry Asyraf Noor Azam 72-74-74 (Azry won after scoring a birdie on the second playoff hole); 222: Joshua Andrew Wirawan (Ina) 72-77-73, Jeremiah Kim 69-78-75; 223: Paul San 81-70-72. Under-18 222: Jeremiah Kim 69-78-75; 227: Trishul Chinappa (Ind) 77-76-74; 228: Kow Eiki (Ina) 75-76-77. Under-16 220: Low Khai Jei 76-72,-72, Mohd Azry Asyraf Noor Azam 72-74-74 (Azry won after scoring a birdie on the second playoff hole); 222: Joshua Andrew Wirawan (Ina) 72-77-73; 223: Paul San 81-70-72. Under-14 231: Albright Chong 74-77-80; 234: Ervin Chang 79-72-83; 239: Jordan Jude Tay 83-82-74. n GIRLS Overall 220: Dottie Ardina (Phi) 67-72-81; 224: Aditi Ashok (Ind) 73-75-76; 227: Sarah Ababa (Phi) 76-73-78, Loy Hee Ying 75-74-78. Under-18 220: Dottie Ardina (Phi) 67-72-81; 227: Sarah Ababa (Phi) 76-73-78; 240: Sheryl Villvencio (Phi) 67-72-81. Under-16 229: Nur Durriyah Damian 72-76-81; 235: Sarfina Vinota Seretharan 75-79-81; 244: Genevieve Ling 79-85-80. Under-14 224: Aditi Ashok (Ind) 73-75-76; 227: Loy Hee Ying 75-74-78; 233: Xhung Tingtu (Tai) 79-75-79. n TEAM EVENT 301: India (Trishul Chinappa 77-76, Aditi Ashok 73-75); 318: Indonesia (Kow Eiki 75-76, Putri Aisyah Aman 83-84); 332: Taiwan (Min Suhuang 85-85, Tzu Hanchen 81-81). |
| Soon Hock aims to take new partnership to greater heights Posted: 15 Sep 2011 03:43 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: A new partner, a new mission and a chance to play in the Indonesia SEA Games next month. These are the factors that have put the drive back into shuttler Ong Soon Hock as he strives to put his past failures behind and move forward and come good. Just a month ago, the 26-year-old Soon Hock was on the verge of quitting the game after his partner, Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari, told him of his desire to leave the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) set-up. Then, his decision to partner with youngster Mak Hee Chun in the Vietnam Open last month changed everything. The duo upset top seeds Hirokatsu Hashimoto-Noriyasu Hiarata of Japan en route to reaching the semi-finals. Now, a refreshed Soon Hock is determined to guide Hee Chun to win a medal in his debut at the SEA Games. "I thought of leaving BAM as I felt like I was at the tailend of my career. There was no motivation and nothing to look forward too – especially when I found out about Fairuzizuan's plan to leave," said Soon Hock. "But all the negative feeling and uncertainty changed after Mak and I beat the Japanese pair at the Vietnam Open. That was the same pair Fairuzizuan and I lost to in the Malaysian Open in January. This breakthrough boosted my self-confidence. I felt young, good and more motivated to prove myself again "And when the coaches decided to team me up with Mak for good, I decided to give it another try." Soon Hock-Hee Chun's main targets are to make the team for next year's Thomas Cup Finals and improve on their world rankings during the on-going one-year Olympic qualifying period. With doubles chief coach Tan Kim Her dropping Hoon Thien How from the SEA Games squad yesterday, Soon Hock-Hee Chun and Lim Khim Wah-Goh V Shem have confirmed their places in the men's doubles individual event. Soon Hock is now one of the most senior shuttlers in the men's doubles team together with Koo Kien Keat following the departures of Faurizuzian and Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif. And he hopes to use all the experience he has gained from his 11 years of playing to lead Hee Chun to greater heights. "Mak is young and needs guidance. As a senior, I am able to do that. He is as committed as I am. We believe in each other and, with good communication, we can take this partnership to greater heights," said Soon Hock. "We have been selected for the SEA Games. This will be my first SEA Games in 11 years with BAM. My goal is to win a medal for the country." Soon Hock said that his marriage to former national gymnast Yap Yee Yin in February had also made him a more mature and responsible person. "Marriage has taught me to be more responsible. As a player, I used to hang out after training and used to get up late for training. Now, I am more disciplined and committed. I am also able to manage my time better," he said. "I have not done too well in the past because of my own doings. "Now, everything has changed. I am clear about the direction that I want to go and the work that I need to put in to achieve good results. I even feel good going for training now. SECOND ROUND Men's singles: Lin Dan (Chn) bt Mohd Hafiz Hashim (Mas) 14-21, 21-18, 21-9; Chen Long (Chn) bt Hsueh Hsuan-yi (Tpe) 21-16, 21-12; Lee Hyun-il (Kor) bt Chan Yan Kit (Hkg) 21-6, 21-17; Peter-Gade Christensen (Den) bt P. Kashyap (Ind) 21-18, 21-15; ; Chen Jin (Chn) bt Zhou Wenlong (Chn) 21-15, 21-13; Sho Sasaki (Jpn) bt Kazushi Yamada (Jpn) 21-13, 21-16; Hans-Kristian Vittinghus (Den) bt Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk (Tha) 13-21, 21-18, 21-18; Du Pengyu (Chn) bt Wang Zhengming (Chn) 21-11, 21-17. Men's doubles: Cai Yun-Fu Haifeng (Chn) bt Kim Ki-jung-Shin Baek-cheol (Kor) 15-21, 21-19, 21-19; Mathias Boe-Carsten Mogensen (Den) bt Cho Gun-woo-Kwon Yi-goo (Kor) 21-15, 26-24; Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong (Mas) bt Chen Hung-ling-Lin Yu-lang (Tpe) 21-14, 9-21, 21-17; Hong Wei-Shen Ye (Chn) bt Markis Kido-Hendra Setiawan (Ina) 19-21, 21-16, 21-11; Ko Sung-hyun-Yoo Yeon-seong (Kor) bt Rupesh Kumar-Sanave Thomas (Ind) 21-13, 21-9; Mohd Ahsan-Bona Septano-Hiroyuki Endo-Kenichi Hayakawa (Jpn) 21-16, 21-18; Jung Jae-sung-Lee Yong-dae (Kor) bt Tao Jiaming-Zhang Nan (Chn) 21-13, 21-8; Chris Adcock-Andrew Ellis (Eng) bt Hirokatsu Hashimoto-Noriyasu Hirata (Jpn) 22-20, 21-8. Other results involving Malaysians Women's doubles: Cheng Shu-Pan Pan (Chn) bt Ng Hui Lin-Ng Hui Ern 21-10, 21-16; Wang Xiaoli-Yu Yang (Chn) bt Sabrina Chong Sook Ling-Goh Liu Ying 21-17, 21-9; Cheng Wen-hsing-Chien Yu-chin (Tpe) bt Vivian Hoo-Woon Khe Wei 21-16, 21-15. Mixed doubles: Yoo Yeon-seong-Jang Ye-na (Kor) bt Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying 16-21, 21-10, 22-20. |
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