Malaysians dominate in Pontefract
The first half of the Dunlop Pontefract Junior Open
Championships, consisting of the Under 13 and Under 15 age
groups provided a clean sweep for the Malaysians.
Their impressive quartet were Ong Sai Hung U15 Boys), 12
year old Aifa Azman (U15 Girls), Mohammed Hafiz (U13 Boys)
and Jessica Kheng (U13 Girls).
English resistance was provided by two locals Eliot Ridge
and Sam Todd and Karina Tyma, of which 10 year old Todd did
best giving Hafiz plenty to do before the Malaysian won 3-1.
The Under 13 Girls was all Malaysian, Amirah Rusdina taking
the runner up spot. There was much quality on show and no
doubt some of thr winners will make an impression at the
forthcoming British Junior Open.
Malaysia's outstanding young players completed a magnificent
eight out of eight at the Pontefract Junior Open, when on
the second finals day they won all the four older age group
titles.
The Under 19 matches provided a fitting climax,both finals
going the full distance. The all Malaysian Girls final went
to Sivasangari, but there was little in it throughout.
Pontefract's Jack Cooper was the last hope of breaking the
Malaysian dominance and after a quality performance in the
semi final when he beat Connor Sheen, he began the final in
similar style, winning the first game. He went 2-1 down,
however, but recovered to level the score at 2 all,
contested all the way in the fifth before Syafiq squeezed
home.
It will be interesting to see how the talented Malaysians
fare against the might of the Egyptian juniors in Sheffield.
Terry Dudley and his team ran the event with the efficiency
and smoothness associated with Pontefract's vastly
experienced tournament organiser
Malcolm Willstrop
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DRAWS & Results
Clean sweep for
Malaysia
the U13 and U15 events
concluded on Sun 29th, with Malaysia claiming all four
titles - and they mopped up the rest by taking the U17 and
U19 finals too ...
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The Finals:
full
draws & results
B13: Mohd Hafiz bt Sam
Todd
11/6, 11/8, 7/11, 11/3
G13: Jessica Khang bt Amirah Rusiyda
11/6, 11/8, 13/11
B15: Ong Sai Hung bt Elliot Ridge
11/2, 11/7, 11/6
G15: Aifa Azman bt Karina Tyma
11/6, 11/5, 11/9
B17: Ng Eain Yow bt Mohd Farez Izwan
11/4, 11/5, 11/3
G17: Andrea Lea bt Amber Peacey
11/4, 11/5, 11/5
B19: Mohd Syafiq bt Jack Cooper
7/11, 11/2, 12/10, 9/11, 11/9
G19: Sivasangari bt Nazihan Harris
11/8, 8/11, 8/11, 11/8, 11/9
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