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Saturday November 21, 2009

Thai teen terror Ratchanok ends Malaysian women’s singles hope

PETALING JAYA: The youngest world junior champion Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand continued to put Malaysia’s women’s singles back-up shuttlers to shame when she continued her march in the Malaysia International Challenge in Ipoh yesterday.

Yesterday, the 14-year-old shuttler tamed second seed Sannatasah Saniru 21-13, 21-15 in just 27 minutes to set up a semi-final meeting with compatriot Nitchaon Jindapol.

Just a day ago, Ratchanok had crushed Tee Jing Yi 21-13, 21-16 in the second round.

With the defeat of Sannatasah and Jing Yi, who are eyeing places in the Uber Cup team next year, Malaysia’s challenge has ended in the women’s singles.

On Wednesday, Malaysian top seed Lydia Cheah, hampered by a nagging back injury, was sent packing 8-21, 10-21 by Taiwa­nese Tai Tze-ying.

Malaysia, however, are on course to win the remaining four titles in the satellite tournament.

SEA Games-bound Liew Daren failed to set up an all-Malaysian men’s singles semi-finals when he crashed out 21-9, 16-21, 19-21 to Thailand’s Suppanyu Avihingsanon.

But Tan Chun Seang proved that he made the right decision to return to the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) fold when he beat compatriot Mohd Arif Abdul Latif 21-16, 12-21, 21-16 to join Chong Wei Feng and Chan Kwong Beng in the last four. Chun Seang will take on Kwong Beng for a place in the final.

Malaysia’s men’s and women’s doubles top seeds Mak Hee Chun-Tan Wee Kiong and Woon Khe Wei-Sabrina Chong are also in the last four.

(Malaysians unless stated)

Men’s singles: Chong Wei Feng bt Chan Yun-lung (Hkg) 21-14, 21-12; Chan Kwong Beng bt Feng Sheng-jie (Tpe) 21-15, 21-11; Suppanyu Avihingsanon (Tha) bt Liew Daren 9-21, 21-16, 21-19; Tan Chun Seang bt Mohd Arif Abdul Latif 21-16, 12-21, 21-16.

Men’s doubles: Mak Hee Chun-Tan Wee Kiong bt Duong Bao Duc-Pham Cao Hieu (Vie) 21-17, 21-12; Bodin Isara-Maneepong Jongjit (Tha) bt Ong Soon Hock-Hoon Thien How 21-14, 19-21, 21-16; Wu Chun-wei-Liao Min-chun (Tpe) bt Hong Chieng Hun-Chow Pak Chuu 21-15, 15-21, 21-12; Lim Khim Wah-Chan Peng Soon bt Ong Jian Guo-Mohd Razif Abdul Latif 19-21, 21-14, 21-18.

Women’s singles: Chan Tsz Ka (Hkg) bt Wakita Yu (Jpn) 18-21, 21-18, 21-11; Sapsiree Taerattanachai (Tha) bt Chen Hsiao-huan (Tpe) 21-18, 21-15; Nitchaon Jindapol (Tha) bt Chiang Pei-hsin (Tpe) 20-22, 22-20, 21-17; Ratchanok Intanon (Tha) bt Sannatasah Saniru 21-13, 21-15.

Women’s doubles: Woon Khe Wei-Sabrina Chong bt Tee Jing Yi-Sanna­tas­ah Saniru 21-19, 21-14; Chiang Kai-hsin-Hsieh Pei-chen (Tpe) bt Rodjana Chuthabunditkul-Sapsiree Taerattanachai (Tha) 21-12, 21-14; Marylen Ng Paou Leng-Lim Yin Loo bt Chan Hung Yung-Poon Lok Yan (Hkg) 21-17, 19-21, 21-18; Eto Rie-Wakita Yu (Jpn) bt Ng Hui Lin-Goh Liu Ying 21-13, 21-19.

Mixed doubles: Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying bt Leung Chun Yiu-Poon Lok Yan (Hkg) 21-15, 21-13; Mak Hee Chun-Ng Hui Lin bt Lu Hao-hsin-Chiang Kai-hsin (Tpe) 21-5, 21-18; Mohd Lutfi Zaim Abdul Khalid-Lim Yin Loo bt Cheah Liek Hou-Lim Siew Ching 21-6, 21-17; Tan Wee Kiong-Woon Khe Wei bt Lo Lok Kei-Chan Hung Yung (Hkg) 21-14, 21-12.

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