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Chong Wei rayu jangan maki hamun

KUALA LUMPUR - Sepuluh tahun lalu, ketika Malaysia kalah teruk dalam Kejohanan Piala Thomas di tempat sendiri, Datuk Lee Chong Wei duduk di kelilingi para penonton yang marah. Mereka menghamburkan kata-kata kesat terhadap skuad kebangsaan.

Selepas 10 tahun berlalu, kini tiba giliran Chong Wei pula mengambil alih tugas berat yang pernah digalas rakan-rakan senior, malah tanggungjawabnya lebih berat kerana bertindak sebagai perseorangan pertama.
Menjadikan memori hitam 10 tahun lalu semakin menebal, Chong Wei bakal beraksi di gelanggang yang sama yang menyaksikan Malaysia tersingkir di peringkat kumpulan pada Piala Thomas 2000 - Stadium Putra, Bukit Jalil.

Pasukan negara, yang diketuai Wong Choong Hann dan beregu Choong Tan Fook-Lee Wan Wah ketika itu kalah 2-3 kepada Denmark dan Korea Selatan dalam saingan Kumpulan A.

Chong Wei mengakui, memori hitam 2000 tidak pernah terpadam dari ingatannya, namun ia tidak sesekali membuatkannya gentar apabila turun ke gelanggang yang sama pada 9-16 Mei ini.

"Ketika kali terakhir Piala Thomas diadakan di Malaysia, saya berada dalam skuad remaja. Saya masih ingat bagaimana penonton marah-marah selepas kita gagal melayakkan diri ke separuh akhir.

"Gerun juga kalau diingat kembali keadaan ketika itu, tetapi saya harap perkara tersebut tidak berulang lagi. Saya rayu rakyat Malaysia, sokonglah pasukan negara tidak kira ketika kami menang atau kalah.
"Untuk saya dan rakan-rakan, kami berjanji akan memberi yang terbaik dan termampu. Saya juga seperti anda semua, kalau boleh kami mahu menang dan kami akan cuba mencari keputusan membanggakan,'' kata Chong Wei selepas menghadiri sesi makan tengah hari bersama Menteri Belia dan Sukan, Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek di Bukit Kiara, semalam.

Pahang Leg Notice 1 - Competition Schedule (Subject to Changes)

KL takes two out of four titles

2nd May, K.Lumpur: Kuala Lumpur youths took two out of the four titles at stake in the SportExcel-NSC-Milo-MTBC Junior Circuit fourth leg with Selangor and Kelantan winning the other two on Sunday.

Timmy Tan Chye Chern of KL clinched his maiden title after he narrowly defeated top seed Muhammad Amin Razak, 189-183 and 212-193 in the Boy's Open title match. The No. 5 seed had earlier eliminated No. 2 seed, Raza Hazriq of KL, 203-183 and 192-118 to reach the finals.

Timmy sailed through the first knockout quarter-finals with easy victories over No. 3 seed, Muhammad Ikmal of KL and No. 7 seed, Syed Mohd Hafiz to advance into the semi-finals.

Muhammed Amin edged No. 8 seed and winner of the other quarter-final match, Muhd Aizudeen Mustaqim of Selangor, 190-226 and 233-206 to book his place in the finals but lost to Timmy Tan to settle for first runnerup.

Final match, Muhammad Amin had topped the qualifying rounds with a total of 2983 over the 8-games Stage 1 and 6 games Stage 2 to lead Raza Hazriq in second with 2925 and Muhammad Ikmal B Ismail in third with 2908.

Norsyamimi Syarfa gave Kuala Lumpur their second title when the No. 2 seed trashed top seed, Iver Tan of Penang, 233-140 and 211-168 in the Girl's Graded title match. The champion beat Nur Najwa Syuhada of Kelantan, 183-160 in the first semi-finals.

Iver Tan edged No. 6 seed and winner of the second quarter-final match, Noor Syarifah of SSBP, 170-168 to reach the finals before going down to Norsyamimi in the finals.

MSSM MELAKA 2010

Wilayah Persekutuan Team 

The MSSM this year was held in Melaka International Bowling Center (MIBC) from April 24-27. The same venue also hosted the recently concluded Melaka Leg earlier this month. This venue also will be host to the SUKMA in two months time and the Junior Circuit and MSSM was a good venue for bowlers who will be representing their state in the SUKMA games to acclimatize themselves.


There were about 350 school students ranging from the ages of 11 to 18 who donned their state colors and showed the spirit of sportsmanship and excellence despite having to face major delays caused by technical problems on the lanes. Nonetheless, CONGRATULATIONS to all winners and to all that did not go home with a medal, you did not fail because you tried your best and by trying your best, you achieved personal glory.

A first for KL Leg Champions

The 4 champions showing off their hard earned medal.

All 4 Champions of the KL Leg were firsts, firsts in coming out tops in their respective categories. Congratulations to Timmy Tan (KUL), Natasha Roslan (SEL), Mohd Syafiq Aiman (KEL) and Norsyamimi Syarfa (KUL). For 3 of them, it was also their first time in the Top 8 and I'm sure, as Norsyamimi, the Girls Graded Champion expressed, "I was nervous", the same was felt by the other 2.

Earlier that day, in the Under-12 categories, Perak's Tun Ameerul Al-Hakim and Selangor's Ayra Nur Jehan achieved their second circuit title when they outplayed their opponents. Both of them were over a hundred pins more than the 2nd placed bowlers.

Once again, CONGRATULATIONS and WELL DONE to all champions and also to all that participated in the 4th Leg of the year. See you all in Pahang at the end of this month for the 5th Leg.

Under-12 Categories

Kuala Lumpur, Saturday – Ayra Nur Jehan of Selangor, booked like a seasoned campaigner to take the lead in the Girls Under-12 division with scores of 188, 202, 185, 190, 162 and 181 for a total of 1108 pinfalls to average 184 in the first block of 6 games.

In the Boys Under-12 division, Tun Ameerul Al Hakim of Perak scored games of 193, 225, 180, 184, 203 before letting his guard down with a mere 158 in the last game. Still, Ameerul had a total of 1143 pinfalls to average 190 for the 6 games and should be in contention for a good finish tomorrow.


The top 12 boys and girls in the Under-12 division will advance to the second round where they will play another 6 games to decide the final placings. A total of 80 bowlers took part in the Under-12 event which is a good response considering the Under-12 is not supported in the youth development program.

It is the ardent support of the parents and coaches who continued with the training of these young kids who still showed tremendous determination and dedication to prove that they should be counted as the base for the next generation of bowlers who will one day don national colours.

If you were to walk into the venue of the National Junior Tenpin Bowling Circuit, you will be amassed at the amount of encouragement that the Under-12 bowlers get and the support from the parents is simply laudable. Besides the competition, there is good interaction among the parents and officials of the different races and this factor should be recognized as a contributing factor to national unity and 1 Malaysia. This proves that sport is a vehicle that has and will always be a driving force of understanding and mutual respect.