Malaysia win one silver, two bronze at Universiade

PETALING JAYA: It was an early end to Malaysia’s campaign on the final day of the World University Games (Universiade) in Shenzhen as taekwondo exponent Chen Hon Kit made a swift exit in the men’s below 63kg competition.

Hon Kit lost 4-6 to Swede Uno Sanli in the first round of competition.

He was the only Malaysian in action yesterday as the curtains came down after 12 days of competition.

Malaysia, who sent their largest contingent of 125 athletes this time, thus failed to achieve their target of bagging one gold but still had the divers to thank as they contributed all the three medals.

The one silver and two bronzes saw Malaysia finish 48th in the overall standings.

The silver came from Pandelela Rinong in the women’s 10m platform individual and she claimed a bronze medal as well in her partnership with Leong Mun Yee in the platform synchro.

Malaysia bagged another bronze medal in the overall women’s team event on Monday.

A total of 58 countries managed to win medals in the Universiade this time while China emerged overall champions with 75 golds, 39 silvers and 31 bronzes.

Russia finished second overall with 42-45-45 followed by South Korea (28-21-30), Japan (23-26-38) and United States (17-22-11).

Thailand emerged with the best results among the South East Asian countries with a tally of 7-2-9.

Source :Thestar

BADMINTON TEAM UNIVERSIADE 2011

Final Standing
 
1. Indonesia (Gold)
2. China (Silver)
3. Taipei, Thailand (Bronze)
5. Korea
6. Japan
7. Great Britain
8. Malaysia
9. Germany
10. Russia
11.Spain
12. France
13. India
14. Macao
15. Hong Kong
16. Syria

PANDALELA AND MUN YEE GRABBED BRONZE IN UNIVERSIADE 2011

Pandalela Rinong Pamg grabbed another medal after she and Leong Mun Yee took the bronze in the World University Games (Universiade).

Pandalela-Mun Yee scored 316.98 points to finish third in the womens' synchronised 10m platform finals at the Shenzhen Natatorium.

Mexico's Paola Espinosa and Tatiana Ortiz took the silver with a total of 330.48 points, while hosts China took the gold through Wang Xin-Chen Roulin after they took a dominating 349.98 points.

Results of women's 10m platform diving at Universiade 2011

CONGRATULATION TO PANDALELA RINONG WHO WON FIRST MEDAL FOR MALAYSIA!!!

SHE GAVE GOOD FIGHT AND SLIM LOST TO MEXICAN!!

WE PROUD WITH HER SILVER MEDAL!!!

1. Paola Espinosa, Mexico 
2. Pandalela Rinong Anak Pamg, Malaysia 
3. Wang Xin, China

SEMI FINAL 10W DIVING UNIVERSIADE 2011

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 SHENZHEN NATATORIUM

18 AUG 2011

DIVING 10M  WOMEN'S PLATFORM

SEMIFINAL

RESULTS

1 ESPINOSA Paola                         MEX 366.60 Q

2 ANAK PAMG Pandalela Rinong  MAS 356.30 10.30 Q

3 ORTIZ Tatiana                              MEX 346.95 19.65 Q

4 WANG Xin                                    CHN 334.90 31.70 Q

5 BARROW Sarah                           GBR 333.75 32.85 Q

6 BATKI Noemi                                ITA 318.95 47.65 Q

7 PROKOPCHUK Iuliia                   UKR 317.30 49.30 Q

8 KIM Un Hyang                              PRK 313.15 53.45 Q

9 CHEN Ni                                      CHN 308.30 58.30 Q

10 VINTONYAK Olga                     RUS 303.55 63.05 Q

11 NAKAGAWA Mai                      JPN 298.50 68.10 Q

12 COWEN Jennifer                      GBR 291.10 75.50 Q

13 COZAD Amelia                         USA 275.20 91.40 R

14 BELL Katherine                        USA 271.25 95.35 R

15 GONCHAROVA Natalia           RUS 268.90 97.70

16 LENZ Felicitas Anthea             GER 256.50 110.10

17 ANTHES Stefanie                    GER 253.10 113.50

18 CHAPLENKO Alina                  UKR 239.45 127.15

SUPER DAN THE LEGEND

CHINA’s Lin Dan took of his shirt to reveal his rippling musles before running around the court in sheer joy.

After lying low throughout this week, he was in the mood for celebration - especially after beating world number one Lee Chong Wei 20-22, 21-14, 23-21 in remarkable fashion.

The sensational come-from-behind win – especially after trailing 12-16 and 18-20 in the decider – saw Lin Dan winning his fourth world title, a first by a player in the world series. It was his 17th win over Chong Wei over 24 matches since they first crossed swords in 2004. It was also Lin Dan’s second win over Chong Wei this year after the victory at the US$1.2 mil South Korea Open final in Seoul.

And when asked about his victory, Lin Dan said that he wanted to quickly end the game because he did not have much time to go sight-seeing in London and had wanted to buy gifts for his wife Xie Xingfang.

The greatest: China’s Lin Dan celebrating after defeating Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei in the men’s singles final yesterday.

“The match was going too long and I wanted to just win it. Fortunately, I did not make as many mistakes as Chong Wei did towards the end,” said Lin Dan.

“This is my first visit to London and I have not had time to do some sight seeing. I want to buy clothes for my wife,” he said in a packed press conference, which drew laughter.

When asked about the way he celebrated the win yesterday, he said: “Yes, I was a bit emotional. Chong Wei played well and I have to work hard to get back into the game after the first game defeat.”

“I am glad that we (Chong Wei and I) were able to give the fans a great badminton show. I saw a lot of quality matches from men’s singles players in this world meet.

“I am a badminton ambassador and it is my responsibility to maintain the interest of the the badminton fans,” said the 28-year-old Lin Dan. When asked about his Olympic Games preparation, he said: “This win here has put me in the right track for my Olympic Games preparations for next year at the same venue. I am happy and pleased with everything that has taken place here,” he added.

source :THESTAR

Chong Wei suffers frustrating end to inspired run

IT was a magical moment at the Wembley Arena yesterday but it did not belong to Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei.

Yesterday, China’s superstar Lin Dan shattered Chong Wei’s dream of becoming Malaysia’s first world champion when he came from behind twice in the decider to troop home with a sensational 20-22, 21-14, 23-21 win in an adrenaline-pumping, one-hour-and-22 minute men’s singles final.

The 29-year-old Chong Wei had held the upper hand at 16-12 and 20-18 in the decider in the dream final of the World Championships between the two greatest men’s singles players but luck deserted him at the crucial state.

And to add misery to his agonising defeat, Chong Wei, who put up a sombre face during the victory ceremony, rushed out with cramps on both his legs and was lying in a corner with tears in his eyes.

It was truly a sad end for Chong Wei, who had been so convincing and confident in his play throughout the week, sparking a great hope for Malaysia to produce a first winner since the tournament’s inception in 1977.

On Saturday, he had reached his first final in his sixth attempt in the world meet to become only the second Malaysian after Wong Choong Hann to do so.

After a good rub-down, Chong Wei said that he was disappointed with the outcome but vowed to move forward – with his focus on next year’s Olympic Games.

“I had two chances to end the game but it did not happen for me ... Lin Dan took a great gamble at the crucial stage and I was quite unlucky,” said Chong Wei.

“I gave my all. This is my best and closest match against Lin Dan. It hurts to lose by two points in this manner.

“I may have lost to him but I showed that nothing much separates us. I made some mistakes today but I will be ready for him the next time.

“I am still happy with my achievement of reaching my first final here. It has been a good season. I have reached every final since the start of this year.

“I will shift my attention to the Olympic Games. It is 11 months away and I want to better prepared.

And he gave the Malaysian fans some good news: “I may have lost the opportunity to become the country’s first champion but I am coming back. I will be back in 2013 to get it right,” added Chong Wei, who left for home yesterday.

It started with three quick easy points for Chong Wei following Lin Dan’s unusual poor service return shots.

Then, the real battle began with Chong Wei and Lin Dan trying to outfox each other with their blistering pace, punishing smashes, unbelievable netplays and incredible retrieves.

The Malaysian stayed ahead to take a 20-18 lead but Lin Dan was always dangerously snapping at his heels. Lin Dan’s brilliance at the net saw him levelling at 20-20 but a quick recovery saw the Malaysian taking the first game at 22-20.

The second game went on in the same fashion but this time, Lin Dan dictated the pace until 11-9. A brief nervy spell by a slower Chong Wei saw Lin Dan taking a 17-10 lead and eventually forcing a rubber game with a 21-14 win.

Both came back recharged and determined to outdo each other and what a fight it was.

The decider was a thriller with both displaying class and quality but it was Lin Dan who had a better finish to nick his fourth world title to emerge as the world’s greatest player.

HOPE GREAT ENDING FOR BOTH!!!

NICOL DAVID WON AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2011

NICOL DAVID WON AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2011


SHE BEAT JENNY DUNCALF , 11-8,11-4 AND 11-6!!!
CONGRATULATION TU DATUK NICOL DAVID!!!

Najib urges all M’sians to support Chong Wei

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has urged all Malaysians to support World Number One Datuk Lee Chong Wei in his first World Badminton Championships men's singles final on Sunday in London.

Najib, in his Twitter account, said that he and his wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, who is the patron of the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), had spoken to Chong Wei to express their support.

"All Malaysians should support Lee Chong Wei in the final of the World Championships today. My wife and I spoke to him to give our support," he said.

Chong Wei will meet his nemesis, Lin Dan of China, who reached the men's singles final after defeating Peter Gade Christensen of Denmark, 22-24, 21-7, 21-15 in 75 minutes.

In the other semi-final on Saturday, Chong Wei turned on the power to send defending champion Chen Jin of China packing 21-13, 21-9 in 44 minutes at the Wembley Arena.

Chong Wei is the second Malaysian to reach the men's singles final after Wong Choon Hann, who made the breakthrough in Birmingham in 2003. Wong lost to China's Xia Xuanze in the final. - Bernama

WORLD BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011 RESULT

Men’s singles

Second round: Boonsak Ponsana (Tha) bt Wong Choong Hann 21-13, 21-18; Derek Wong Zi Liang (Sin) bt Taufik Hidayat (Ina) 21-17, 21-14; Du Pengyu (Chn) bt Kazushi Yamada (Jpn) 21-12, 21-14.

Third round: Lee Chong Wei (Mas) bt Park Sung-hwan (Kor) 21-10, 21-5; Lin Dan (Chn) bt Lee Hyun-il (Kor) 21-16, 21-13; Hans-Kristian Vittinghus (Den) bt Derek Wong Zi Liang (Sin) 21-16, 21-10; Peter-Gade Christensen (Den) bt Simon Santoso (Ina) 21-18, 14-21, 21-14; Sho Sasaki (Jpn) bt Du Pengyu (Chn) 10-21, 24-22, 21-10; Chen Jin (Chn) bt Ajay Jayaram (Ind) 18-21, 21-12, 21-11.

Men’s doubles

Second round: Mathias Boe-Carsten Mogensen (Den) bt Adrian Liu-Derric Ng (Can) 21-5, 21-10; Ko Sung-hyun-Yoo Yeon-seong (Kor) bt Chris Adcock-Andrew Ellis (Eng) 18-21, 21-13, 21-13; Hirokatsu Hashimoto-Noriyasu Hirata (Jpn) bt Ruud Bosh-Koen Ridder (Ned) 21-14, 18-21, 21-12;

Mads Conrad-Petersen-Jonas Rasmussen (Den) bt Alven Yulianto-Hendra Gunawan (Ina) 22-20, 13-21, 21-18; Cai Yun-Fu Haifeng (Chn) bt Naoki Kawamae-Shoji Sato (Jpn) 21-17, 15-21, 21-14; Jung Jae-sung-Lee Yong-dae (Kor) bt Hiroyuki Endo-Kenichi Hayakawa (Jpn) 21-14, 21-5; Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong (Mas) bt Chen Hung-ling-Lin Yu-lang (Tpe) 21-13, 21-14; Ko Sung-hyun-Yoo Yeon-seong (Kor) bt Cho Gun-woo-Kwon Yi-goo (Kor) 21-15, 21-17.

WORLD BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011 RESULT

Men’s singles

First round: Chen Jin (Chn) bt Raul Must (Est) 21-8, 21-10; Park Sung-hwan (Kor) bt Hsieh Hsuan-yi (Tpe) 21-15, 21-15; Shon Wan-ho (Kor) bt Jacob Malieka (Rsa) 21-12, 21-8; Hendri Hurskainen (Swe) bt Carl Baxter (Eng) 21-8, 21-19; Dicky Palyama (Ned) bt Stefan Wojcikiewicz (Can 21-12, 21-9; Mathieu Lo Ying Ping (Fra) bt Sattawat Pongnairat (US) 21-13, 21-15; Lin Dan (Chn) bt Kestutis Navickas (Lit) 21-11, 21-10; Wong Choong Hann (Mas) bt Hsieh Yu-hsing (Tpe) 21-7, 21-9; Scott Evans (Irl) bt Michael Lahnsteiner (Aut) 21-15, 21-16; Nguyen Tien Minh (Vie) bt Misha Zilberman (Isr) 21-10, 21-14; Boonsak Ponsana (Tha) bt Eric Pang (Ned) 12-21, 21-17, 21-10; Wong Zi Liang (Sin) bt Przemyslaw Wacha (Pol) 22-20, 19-21, 21-15; Lee Hyun-il (Kor) bt Wong Wing Ki (Hkg) 21-17, 21-19; Kazushi Yamada (Jpn) bt Daniel Paiola (Bra) 21-13, 21-9; Peter-Gade Christensen (Den) bt Rajiv Ouseph (Eng) 21-8, 21-18; Toby Penty (Eng) bt Alistair Casey (Sco) 21-16, 21-10; Dmytro Zavadsky (Ukr) bt Petr Koukal (Cze) 21-5, 21-8.

Men’s doubles

First round: Rupesh Kumar-Sanave Thomas (Ind) bt Michael Fuchs-Oliver Roth (Ger) 9-21, 21-18, 21-17; Anthony Clark-Chris Langridge (Eng) bt Yoshiteru Hirobe-Kenta Kazuno (Jpn) 21-15, 21-17; Adam Cwalina-Michal Logosz (Pol) bt Chan Peng Soon-Lim Khim Wah (Mas)21-13, 21-19.

Vladimir Ivanov-Ivan Sozonov (Rus) bt Marcus Ellis-Peter Mills (Eng) 21-11, 21-13; Vitalij Durkin-Alexandr Nikolaenko (Rus) bt Terry Yeo Zhao Jiang-Liu Yi (Sin) 21-14, 21-13; Dorian Lance James-Williem Viljoen (Rsa) bt Mattijs Dierickx-Freek Golinski (Bel) 21-17, 21-15; Adrian Liu-Derrick Ng (Can) bt A, Songphon-Sudket Prapakamol (Tha) 29-27, 21-19; Sam Magee-Tony Stephenson (Irl) bt Vitaly Konov-Dmytro Zavadsky (Ukr) 21-19, 21-15; Baptiste Careme-Sylvain Grosjean (Fra) bt Zvonimir Durkinjak-Zvonimir Hoelbling (Cro) 22-20, 21-14; Chris Adcock-Andrew Ellis (Eng) bt Hugo Arthuso-Daniel Paiola (Bra) 21-10, 21-11; Liu Xiaolong-Qiu Zihan (Chn) bt Lukasz Moren-Wojciech Szkudlarczyk (Pol) 21-10, 21-14; Lee Yong-dae-Jung Jae-sung (Kor) bt Anthony Clark-Chris Langridge (Eng) 21-10, 21-16; Mads Conrad-Petersen-Jonas Rasmussen (Den) bt Dorian Lance James-Willem Viljoen (Rsa) 21-10, 21-7; Cai Yun-Fu Haifeng (Chn) bt Vladimir Ivanov-Ivan Sozonov (Rus) 21-12, 14-21, 21-12..

Second round: Fang Chieh-min-Lee Sheng-mu (Tpe) bt Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif-Hoon Thien How (Mas) 26-24, 21-19; Alven Yulianto-Hendra Gunawan (Ina) bt Rupesh Kumar-Thomas Sanave (Ind) 19-21, 21-11, 21-12; Naoki Kawamae-Shoji Sato (Jpn) bt Adam Cwalina-Michal Logosz (Pol) 21-16, 23-21.

Women’s singles

First round: Sung Ji-hyun (Kor) by AI Goto (Jpn) 21-13, 21-14; Wang Shixian (Chn) bt Linda Zechiri (Bul) 21-11, 21-14; Carolina Marin (Spa) bt Eriko Hirose (Jpn) 21-23, 21-16, 21-16.

Matches involving Malaysians in other events

Women’s doubles

First round: Chin Eei Hui-Wong Pei Tty bt Jenny Wallwork-Gabrielle White (Eng) 21-14, 21-12.

Mixed doubles

First round: Ong Jien Guo-Sabrina Chong bt Liao Min-chun-Chen Hsiao-huan (Tpe) 21-18, 21-16..

BADMINTON WORLD CUP 2011

GOOD LUCK FOR MALAYSIA!!!
COME AND SEE THE DRAW AND RESULT!!!


DRAW AND RESULT

GOOD LUCK MALAYSIAN SHUTTLERS!!!

MALAYSIA’s Lee Chong Wei and China’s Lin Dan shook hands and exchanged greetings and pleasantries when they met at the Wembley Arena for the first time on Saturday.

But that friendship and mutual respect will be pushed aside as the top two seeds try to live up to their status in the World Badminton Championships, which begin today at a venue where many past greats had left their marks.

It will be tougher for Chong Wei to gun for glory than it is for the three-time champion Lin Dan. That’s because Chong Wei will be carrying the weight of expectations of the whole nation after failing to lift the title in his last five attempts.

Pressure, injuries and the lack of match temperament have all been cited as reasons for Chong Wei’s repeated failures.

Main hope: Lee Chong Wei will open his World Championships campaign today against Thailand’s Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk.

This time it is different. He has enjoyed a good season, having won six titles over the last six months, including the breakthrough win over Lin Dan in the final of the All-England.

Even the 10-day training stint in Bath was like a breath of fresh air for Chong Wei, as far as his preparation was concerned.

National coach Rashid Sidek agreed that Chong Wei was focused and looked confident and he is hoping for a strong finish too.

“Past experiences showed that we have always come short at the last hurdle. The competition begins tomorrow (today) and it will be a challenge for Chong Wei to contain all kind of emotions as he takes it one day at a time,” said Rashid.

“Of course, we want him to win but we are also aware of all the pitfalls that are ahead of him. We will ensure that Chong Wei will be wary of every opponent and stay out of injury.”

SOURCE : Thestar