The final of the National Badminton Championship will see a showdown between Misbun Ramdan Misbun from Selangor and Lim Chi Wing of Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) today.
Defending champion Chi Wing had to work hard to make it to the final by beating Liew Daren of Kuala Lumpur in a dramatic match for 85 minutes at Dewan Seri Perdana of the Sultan Azlan Shah Allied Health Sciences College in Ulu Kinta here last night.
In the rubber set, Daren was forced to settle with 17-21, 21-11, 30-29.
"I'm not angry or disappointed...Luck was just not on my side and I will continue to clinch the national title next year," Daren told reporters here.
As for Chi Wing, after beating the main selection, he wanted to make sure that the title would not fall into the hands of others.
Meanwhile, Misbun Ramdan said he would enjoy the game and give his best at the final instead of putting pressure on himself.
"My target was only to reach the qualifying round but Alhamdulillah, I managed to come this far. So, I will just do what my dad told me, that is to just enjoy the game and play my best," he said.
In the semi-finals, the 2012 national champion defeated Chong Yee Han (BAM) 21-9, 27-29, 21-11.
In women's singles event, M.Thinaah (BAM) will play against teammate Lim Yin Fun at the finals today.
In the semi-finals last night, Thinaah defeated Yap Rui Chen (Johor) 10-21, 22-20, 21-15, while Yin Fun beat first seed Ho Yen Mei (BAM) 21-9, 21-9.
In men's doubles event, two BAM's pairs Ong Yew Sin-Tan Wee Kiong and Tan Chee Tean-Tan Wee Gieen will play against each other after defeating their opponents in the semi-finals.
Yew Sin-Wee Kiong showed Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Mohd Rumsani (BAM) the exit with straight set 21-18, 21-12, while Chee Tean-Wee Gieen defeated Chooi Kah Ming-Low Juan Shen (BAM) 21-19, 21-18.
In women's doubles event, Woon Khe Wei-Vivian Hoo Kah Mun (BAM) also marched into the finals after defeating Lim Chiew Sien-Teoh Mei Xing (BAM) 21-16, 21-9.
They will play against Chow Mei Kuan-Lee Meng Yean (BAM) who beat Lim Yin Loo-Yap Cheng Wen (BAM) 24-26, 21-10, 21-11. - BERNAMA
Bernama
Fri Feb 24 2017
Misbun Ramdan said he would enjoy the game and give his best at the final instead of putting pressure on himself. - Filepic
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