The finals

Dear readers


We have Xiang and KC in the BDs. Xiang is also in the singles finals against K Edison. Xiang is also in the mixed doubles with Vic He. Can he get the triple crown?

It was not to be despite all his hard work. I think he must be exhausted after fighting for WA in the team event. I know Xiang gives his best in the team events. He will fight till he is on the floor.

So, in the afternoon he was tested against K Edison. Keith got the better of Xiang winning in 2 sets crushing Xiang's dream of a triple crown.

Xiang had to look to his doubles with KC. He did not disappoint. They had 2 easy sets at 21/17 and 21/13 against Arrik Ang and M Loi.  Congrats Xiang and KC.

Xiang then had to play the mixed. They played P Yan and L Lim.The fiorst set was won at 21/14. Xiang then went missing and lost the 2nd set at 10/21. Luckily he came back and finished the game at 21/17. Good work.

He is the owner of 2 Under 19s gold again this year. We have to look forward to KCgetting the triple next year.

For everyone in the WA team, this is the end of the tournament. Many lessons have been learned. Many victories savoured and some losses suffered.

Congrats to all the players and the officials who were there. Thanks to the supportive parents too. Till the next Under 19s , good night.

The 3rd day of individuals

 Dear readers

Just catching up after a busy weekend.

The 3rd day of individual events was quite eventful. There were a few heart aches as many of the players finished their involvement in  the tournament.

Mens singles:

SunYee fought I Ong for 3 sets but had to concede his plate run.

KC beat John Wang in 2 sets before meeting Edison in the semis. Edison proved too strong and beat KC in 3 sets. Xiang also had a 3 set win against Peter Yan. He now meets Edison in the finals.
Both finalists will be tired and it will be the stronger man who will win.

Womens singles:

Alicia went to the plate final but had to bow out in 2 sets to Amelia Lowe.

BDs:

WA had 3 teams in the quarters. All are Yuli Zheng's students.

Jasper and his partner P Yan were not able to contain K Edison and J Wong losing in 2 sets.

Xiang and KC had no problem beating R Foo and R Tang in 2 easy sets. They then met K Edison and J Wong in the semis. They beat them in 2 close sets to progress to the finals. Jason and Sunyee also had to bow out in the qtrs losing to Marcus Lin and Elton Zhang in 2 sets.

GDs

Anjali and C Yap lost to TGay and Alicia in 2 sets for the plate. Alicia and her partner went to the plate final but lost in 2 sets to A Liu and Phoebe.

XDs:

Xiang and Vic beat S Kim and Z Fung in 2 easy sets to reach the semifinals. They then beat D Chin and M Grills to reach the finals.

In the plate, Sunyee and Anjali beat Oscar and C Marshalides in 3 sets before losing to R Agustino and T Gray in 2 sets. That was the end of the tournament for Sunyee and Anjali.

That means, tomorrow, it is yup to Xiang and KC to represent WA in the singles, BDs and mixed. Good luck boys.




KC and C Lee also lost to P Yan and L Lim after fighting 3 sets.

The 2nd day of individual events

Dear readers

Things are getting exciting. WA has quite a few players progressing well into the final stages of the Under 19 s tournament. Many have medal hopes on their minds.

Boys singles:

Xiang faces Charlie Yap after beating Brendan Wang in 2 easy sets. KC has beaten Stephen Kim in 2 easy sets and meets John Wang tomorrow.Jason Lee has done well beating Marcus Kong after 2 tough sets. He meets Keith Edison tomorrow and it will be a tougher match.

Sunyee is in the plate and won against C Kolla in 3 sets before losing to Irvin Wong also in 3 sets. He must have played his heart out.

Girls singles:

Anjali lost to Angie Liu in 3 sets. Alicia is still in the plate hunt after beating J Zhang. She meets A Arrosiri tomorrow.

Boys doubles:

This is where WA is really going strong.  Jasper and partner will be playing K Edison and J Wong tomorrow after beating R Agustino and S Lockett. Xiang and KC easily beat E Perich and B Wong. They play R Foo and R Tang tomorrow. It should be an easy win.

Jason and Sunyee are also doing well beating J Low and T Mui in 2 easy sets. They meet M Lin and E Zhang tomorrow and should not have a problem. That means all the WA boys are fighting for a doubles medal. Good luck boys. All are coached by Yuli Zheng of An Yu Badminton academy.

Girls doubles:

Angusamy and her partner will play A Liu and Phoebe in the plate. Likewise Anjali and her partner will play C Jong and Y Tran tomorrow in the plate. Alicia and her partner will play A Nguyen and her R Nguyen tomorrow in the plate.
 

Mixed doubles:

Again WA is doing well in this event.  Xiang and V He easily beat J Bui and A Aroonsiri in 2 sets. They meet S Kim and Z Fung. No problems.

Angusamy and partner won a 3 setter against Daniel Lee and A Nguyen but had to concede to S Kim and Z Fung in 2 sets. Jasper and A Lowe beat T Fang and Y Tran in 2 easy sets but had to concede to P Yan and L Lim.

KC and C Lee beat R Foo and A Liu in 2 easy sets. They play Peter Yan and L Lim tomorrow. I do not expect any problems wioth them progressing.

Sunyee a d Anjali had to concede after 3 sets to M Kong and S Lim. In the plate, Alicia and T Mui lost to Oscar Jap and E Bradwell in 3 sets. Sunyee and Ankali progress in the plate and will play C Jap and C Mashalides tomorrow.

That is the current state of play. Tomorrow will prove interesting and we wish the players good luck.

The first day of the individual events

Dear readers


Yes, the team event is over. Now comes the challenging part as the players fight for individual glory and pit their skills to see how good they are in Australia against their opponents.

Sunyee had a bye before meeting David Chin. He lost in 3 sets and now goes to the plate. Xiang had an easy game against Gavin Ong winning in 2 sets. He meets Brendan Wang tomorrow.

Jasper had an easy first win against Bernard Mak. He then played Oscar Jap and lost in 3 sets. He must be upset. KC had a bye before beating Jacky Mai in 2 easy sets.He meets Stephen Kim tomorrow.  Jason won against Pascal S in 2 easy sets too. He plays Marcus Kong tomorrow.

Our boys should progress well.

In the girls singles, our girls are not doing as well. Anjali is going to the plate after losing in 2 sets against K Xu. Angusamy could not beat T Gray and she goes to the plate. Alicia lost after 3 sets to M Grills and also goes to the plate.

In the BD, Jasper and P Yan beat Charlie and Oscar Jap in 2 sets. They meet Agustino and S Lockett tomorrow.

KC and Xiang had a bye and will play Pench and B Wang tomorrow. That should be an easy game.

Jason and Sunyee had a bye and will play J Low and T Mui tomorrow.

We may see a WA finals if we are lucky.

In the GD, Angusamy and H Vabale had a bye and will play M Grills and A Lowe tomorrow.
Likewise Alicia has partnered T Gray and will play C Chen and L Lim tomorrow.

Anjali partnered C Yap but lost their game to Z Sun and L Xing. They go to the plate.

The MD will prove to be more exciting.

Xiang and V He beat beat M Lin and C Chen in 2 easy sets. They play J Bui and A Arronsiri tomorrow.

Angusamy has partnered B Wang and they have beaten D Lee and Ann Nguon in 3 sets to move to the next stage. Alicia partnered T Mui but lost to S Locketta  and B Aniceto . They go to the plate.

Jasper and Amelia beat J Mai and C Yap in 2 easy sets. They then played T Fang and Y Tran beating them in 2 sets. They play P Yan and L Lim tomorrow.

KC is playing with C Low and they had an easy wion against R Tang and Z Sun. They play R Foo and A Liu tommorow.

Sunyee and Anjali were not so lucky losing to M Kong and S Lim in 3 sets. They go to the plate.

That is the state of play and the players have to push their tired bodies.

I hope they have a good night sleep.

WA wins the bronze in the 2017 CP Maddern

Dear readers


It was a hard fought battle today. WA emerged victorious against SA.

We have fought against SA so many times just to get a medal standing. Luckily, most times WA wins. You can almost feel bad for the SA players.

However, it was WA's day today.

Things looked good the moment SY Choong and Alicia won their singles games. Alicia should be  congratulated for hanging in there and finally winning the 3rd set 22/20 despite losing the first set at 19/21.

However, things looked bad when Xiang lost in 2 sets to Keith Edison. Xiang must be very tired now having played hard for WA the last few days.  I hope he recovers soon so that he can face the individuals. 

The team got back their mojo and fought well.


All the players are to be congratulated for giving their all for WA. Their parents should be proud. I can imagine the tension felt by the parents watching the game or even just looking at the scores on wechat.

The players who have won their first national medal will stand proud. I hope this pushes them to greater heights in badminton.


The umpire, coach and manager have held the team up and pushed them to victory. It is a bronze medal, but it is still a medal as it was won despite not having a full team and having to borrow Phoebe from NSW. Thanks to Phoebe and her parents for sending her to WA again.

Now for the individuals. Good luck all.

Western Australia (CPM1704) - South Australia (CPM1702): 10-6

Time:	Tue 7/11/2017 1:00 PM
Draw:	CP Maddern
Score:	10-6

Match overview

Order	Event	Western Australia (CPM1704)	-	South Australia (CPM1702)	Score	Points			Duration
1	MD2	Jasper Tan Sunyee Zheng	-	Daniel Lee Bernard Mak	21-12 21-7	1-0			0:28
2	WD2	Syin Yu Choong Phoebe Ooi	-	Aim Aroonsiri Anna Nguon	12-21 15-21	0-1			0:24
3	WD1	Anjali Bhujun Alicia Xu	-	Nitya Gunasegaran Jessica Ern Cze Lee	12-21 14-21	0-1			0:20
4	MD1	Ying Xiang Lin Kai Chen Teoh	-	Keith Edison Jonathan Wong	21-16 21-16	1-0			0:30
5	MS4	Jason Lee	-	Gavin Ong	19-21 21-17 21-9	1-0			0:05
6	WS4	Syin Yu Choong	-	Rachel Nguon	21-9 21-8	1-0			0:26
7	WS3	Anjali Bhujun	-	Jessica Ern Cze Lee	10-21 12-21	0-1			0:18
8	MS3	Sunyee Zheng	-	Irvin Ong	21-13 21-8	1-0			0:25
9	MS2	Kai Chen Teoh	-	Jonathan Wong	21-16 21-19	1-0			0:35
10	WS2	Phoebe Ooi	-	Nitya Gunasegaran	21-19 18-21 12-21	0-1			0:45
11	WS1	Alicia Xu	-	Aim Aroonsiri	21-19 17-21 22-20	1-0			0:39
12	MS1	Ying Xiang Lin	-	Keith Edison	18-21 16-21	0-1			0:30
13	XD4	Syin Yu Choong Jasper Tan	-	John Bui Anna Nguon	21-15 21-8	1-0			0:17
14	XD3	Anjali Bhujun Ying Xiang Lin	-	Jessica Ern Cze Lee Jonathan Wong	21-16 21-12	1-0			0:23
15	XD2	Phoebe Ooi Kai Chen Teoh	-	Nitya Gunasegaran Irvin Ong	21-9 17-21 21-13	1-0			0:35
16	XD1	Alicia Xu Sunyee Zheng	-	Aim Aroonsiri Keith Edison	14-21 14-21	0-1			0:22

Statistics

	Points	Won	Draw	Lost	Matches			Games			Points
Western Australia	0	1	0	0	10	-	6	21	-	15	662	-	596
South Australia	0	0	0	1	6	-	10	15	-	21	596	-	662