Sukma is supposed to be a tournament for young and upcoming talent to prove themselves. But in the tournament, the senior badminton players who had earned their spot in the BAM are shining instead of the young ones.
The game was postponed from 2020 to this year due to the pandemic.
Doubles shuttler Tan Kok Xian hopes to earn a spot in the national set-up.Kok Xian had just won a gold medal in the men’s double in Sukma, which he partnered with Tee Kai Wun. He hopes that the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) will at least consider him for selection to prove himself. He hopes he can join the national team and his performance will be noted.
Leong Jun Hao will keep working hard to prove that he is not badminton’s forgotten guy.
After losing to Ng Tze Yong in the singles final of the most recent Malaysia Games, the 23-year-old singles shuttler, who is steadily but definitely working his way up, established his position as the second best player in the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) system (Sukma).
Independent Singles badminton player Lee Zii Jia is determined to bounce back in his career and is seeking the best to do it. Lee Zii Jia is now ranked No.4 in the world. He is finalizing plans for a one-week training stint with reigning Viktor Axelsen and Anders Antonsen before the Denmark Open. They are now finalizing the details to train together.
National badminton single player Ng Tze Yong overcomes his pressure and passes with flying colors at the Sukma final. Sukma is the first tournament that Tze Yong competed as a Top Seed for Johor. He was glad to come through the match and proud to get a gold medal for Johor. Tze Yong said Jun Hao played well in the first two games and pushed him hard.
Siti Nurshuhaini Azman has taken women’s singles gold in Sukma and saved the blushes for the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM). She was relieved that she managed to grab the gold medal as a national player.
Mixed doubles pair Haikal-Wen Tse managed to reach the final at Sukma even though they had no time to train together. Wen Tse wasn’t able to train with Haikal due to the selection for the world junior championships
By eliminating top seed Eoon Qi Xuan of Perak from the Malaysia Games yesterday, the 18-year-old from the Federal Territories delivered a clear message to the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) (Sukma)…
Independent badminton player Owen Thing Shih Wee is back after 4 years. He has reached the mixed doubles semi-finals with Wong Ling Ching in Sukma.
The other two pairs joining the semi-finals will be Mohd Haikal Nazri-Chan Wen Tse of Kelantan and Tan Kok Xian-Yap Ling of Melaka.
Tze Yong is currently the top player in the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), but searching for backup for him is still going on. Aidil wants to prove that he can be number two behind Tze Yong.
Aidil knows that he needs to put in a lot of hard work as he is now ranked 94th while Tze Yong is already ranked 36th.
