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- Yih-shin finds form at right time to hit the jackpot
- Vicknesweran’s boys shoot down soldiers in opening match
- Korean world No. 2 pair prevent clean sweep by China
| Yih-shin finds form at right time to hit the jackpot Posted: 18 Sep 2011 06:37 PM PDT MACAU: Taiwan's Chan Yih-shin recovered from the worst possible start and a dismal spell of form in recent months to grab his second Asian Tour title by three shots in the US$750,000 Macau Open golf tournament yesterday. Yih-shin's tee shot went out-of-bounds for a double bogey on the first hole but he rallied with a massive chip-in birdie from 40 feet on 12 before closing with a two-under 69 in blustery conditions at the Macau Golf and Country Club. He ended his campaign with a winning total of 14-under 270 and pocketed the winner's cheque of US$118,875 in Asia's casino hub. David Gleeson of Australia and Thai Thaworn Wiratchant, both former Macau Open champions, shot matching 66s to finish second and third respectively for their first top-10 finishes on the Tour this year. Yih-shin's victory ended a poor run of form where he has had no top-10 finishes since October. "I didn't know what to think after my double bogey but I kept telling myself to calm down," said Yih-shin, 34, winner of the 2009 King's Cup in Thailand. "The pressure was there in the first nine and I felt better only after my chip-in birdie. "I didn't putt very well in the beginning of the year and that was why I didn't get a good result. This whole week was the best that I've putted and I'm glad to be able to come out victorious." His nervy start saw the lead change hands between him and Mo Joong-Kyung of South Korea on several occasions. He was trailing Joong-kyung by one shot after the turn but produced a magical run starting from his birdie on 12 before adding crucial birdies on 13, 14 and 16 to cruise home with a wire-to-wire victory as the South Korean faded. Joong-kyung signed off in tied fourth place after a round of 72 with Zaw Moe of Myanmar and Asian Tour honorary member Jeev Milkha Singh of India, who closed on identical 69s. Ben Leong was Malaysia's best finisher, finishing in joint 28th spot after carding a 69 for a 282 total. Danny Chia, the other Malaysian to make the cut, had a disastrous round. He blew up with a 78 to finish joint 58th with a 288 total. |
| Vicknesweran’s boys shoot down soldiers in opening match Posted: 18 Sep 2011 06:35 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: Sapura were on fire in their opening Malaysia Hockey League's Premier Division match, whipping Armed Forces 4-0 win at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil yesterday. The match also saw the first hat-trick of the season with national forward Azreen Rizal Nasir scoring field goals in the eighth, 29th and 66th minutes. Joel van Huizen added the other goal in the 70th minute. Sapura, last year's overall runners-up, dominated the match against the ineffective Forces side and could have added more goals to their tally. They had five penalty corners, but wasted all of them. Coach I. Vicknesweran was pleased his team managed to get off to a good start "First match jitters is always a worry. Initially, I was quite apprehensive. But collecting the full points will add confidence to the team and we must now prepare for our next match," he said. Vicknesweran. however, was not too happy with their finishing. "This is a an area of concern for us. We should have tucked in a few more goals from the penalty corners. We also missed quite a number of sitters as well. We will need to improve on our finishing. I'm sure the players will learn from this experience," added Vicknesweran. In the second match of the day, the battle between the two university sides ended in a 1-1 draw. Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) had a good chance to start off with a win but an overly defensive display in the second half saw Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) fight back to secure a point. The UiTM side paraded five foreign players – Tariq Nazir Ahmad, Sami Ullah Saleem Mohamed, Sherat Ali Rafaqat Ali, Mohamed Rizwan and Mohamed Sohail – from Qatar. They took only two minutes to sound the board with Mohamed Sohail flicking home from a penalty corner. UiTM should have kept going but instead they took their leg off the pedal and allowed the UniKl side to dominate play after the breather. UniKl had a number of penalty corners but failed to make them count. UiTM goalkeeper Shahrul Azaddin Auskarzie was also in his element, stopping some good shots at goal. But in the 59th minute, the UniKl team could not be denied the equaliser after camping themselves in the UiTM half. Mohamed Noor Faeez Ibrahim finally found the net with their eighth penalty corner attempt and that allowed them to share points. |
| Korean world No. 2 pair prevent clean sweep by China Posted: 18 Sep 2011 06:33 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: South Koreans Jung Jae-sung-Lee Yong-dae prevented China from making a clean sweep at the China Masters badminton championships by lifting the men's doubles title in Changzhou yesterday. The world number two survived a strong challenge from four-time world champions Cai Yun-Fu Haifeng to win 21-17, 21-10 in a 38-minute final. China won the other four titles but two walkouts in the women's singles and women's doubles events marred the seventh leg of the Super Series event. Wang Shixian bagged the singles crown after compatriot Jiang Yanjiao conceded a walkover due to a knee injury. In the doubles, Yu Yang and Wang Xiaoli conceded a walkover to Huan Xia and Tang Jinhua after Yu Yang came down with a leg injury. Final results Men's singles: Chen Long (Chn) bt Chen Jin (Chn) 21-16, 22-20. Men's doubles: Jung Jae-sung-Lee Yong-dae (Kor) bt Cai Yun-Fu Haifeng (Chn) 21-17, 21-10. Women's singles: Wang Shixian (Chn) bt Jiang Yanjiao (Chn) 21-16, 8-5 (rtd). Women's doubles: Huan Xia-Tang Jinhua (Chn) bt Wang Xiaoli-Yu Yang (Chn) 21-19 (rtd). Mixed doubles: Xu Chen-Ma Jin (Chn) bt Yoo Yeon-seong-Jang Ye-na (Kor) 21-13, 21-16. |
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