PETALING JAYA: Wee Yee Hern (pic) stole the show in the quarter-finals of the boys’ Under-16 event at the 100Plus National Junior Circuit first leg badminton tournament when he stunned top seed Kok Jia Zheng.
Johor’s Yee Hern showed tremendous fighting spirit to come from behind and upset Jia Zheng of Selangor 15-21, 21-8, 21-11 in a match that was just two minutes shy of the hour mark at the Selangor Badminton Association Hall yesterday.
The fine victory is a perfect confidence booster for unseeded Yee Hern ahead of his semi-final match against Lim Jhian Meng of Kedah. Jhian Meng needed three games to subdue another youngster from Johor, Chong Jen Son with a scoreline of 21-10, 12-21, 21-12.Meanwhile, it was smooth sailing for the top two seeds in the girls’ singles as Goh Shuen Tong and Ler Yee Huey recorded straight game victories over Kedah’s A. Sahannaa and S. Sanyukta respectively to reach the semi-finals.
Shuen Tong and Yee Huey are on course to meet each other in the final if they can overcome their respective opponents Gan Wan Yan and Sik Xiao Hui in today’s semi-finals.Boys: Wee Yee Hern bt Kok Jia Zheng 15-21, 21-8, 21-11; Lim Jhian Meng bt Chong Jen Son 21-10, 12-21, 21-12; Daniel Elvestly bt Mohd Fairus Iskanda 21-16, 21-16; Mohd Zakaria Nazri bt Carlester James 24-22, 21-9.
Girls: Goh Shuen Tong bt A. Sahannaa 21-17, 21-12; Gan Wan Yan bt Teoh Ju Kee 17-21, 24-22, 21-16; Sik Xiao Hui bt Selina Loh 21-15, 20-22, 21-17; Ler Yee Huey bt S. Sanyukta 21-18, 21-18.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Jia Zheng and Shuen Tong live up to their billingPETALING JAYA: It was a great day for top seeds Kok Jia Zheng and Goh Shuen Tong in the boys’ and girls’ Under-16 event at the 100Plus National Junior Circuit first leg badminton tournament when both made it to the quarter-finals albeit in contrasting styles.
Read more »
'Huge change' coming as IFAB conduct offside rule reviewMANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - When football's law-making body IFAB met last week, a decision that could massively impact the game at all levels passed barely noticed as the debate over VAR technology hogged the limelight.
Read more »
Brazilian beach tops TripAdvisor's list of best beaches 2020This year's list of top 10 beaches is dominated by beaches in the West. FMTNews FMTLifestyle Brazil Beach
Read more »
Premier League stop handshakes to halt coronavirus spreadTop division clubs including Newcastle, West Ham, Wolverhampton have banned handshakes at training sessions. FMTNews PrimierLeague Handshake Coronavirus Covid19
Read more »
Physically-disabled Ipoh teen scores 10As in SPMNSTnation: Wong, 18, said disability is not an obstacle to excel and described the continuous support from his family, teachers and friends as the driving force behind his SPMresults. SPM2019
Read more »
90% of world population biased against women, UN study finds | The Malaysian InsightAmong report’s most chilling discoveries is that 28% of people believe it’s OK for a man to beat his wife.
Read more »