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Tuesday September 1, 2009

Union slog to win national league title

PETALING JAYA: Despite having the services of Korat SEA Games women’s silver medallist Ng Sock Khim and Indonesian Budiarno, Keningau Lighting Home Deco (KLHD) had to settle for a runners-up finish behind Union in the Malaysia Table Tennis League Grand Finals at the Inti University College in Nilai on Sunday.

Union overcame KLHD 5-4 in a thrilling final that lasted four hours.

The tie went down to the wire and was only settled when Sock Khim-Ang Ting Yuan lost 8-11, 7-11, 10-12 to Tan Chin-Choo Sim Guan in the third doubles match.

Sock Khim, the national women’s singles champion, won the opening point, beating H’ng Kim Shan 11-7, 6-11, 11-6, 11-4. But Bu­­diar­no lost 7-11, 8-11, 11-5, 11-6, 8-11 to Tan Chin.

Union had edged Viva Mutiara, led by national men’s champion Mohd Shakirin Ibrahim, 5-2 while KLHD thrashed hosts Inti 5-0 in the semi-finals.

In the playoff for third place, Inti won 5-3.

Final: Union bt KLHD 5-4 (H’ng Kim Shan lost to Ng Sock Khim 7-11, 11-6, 6-11, 4-11; Foo Dunley lost to Chee Kien Ee 11-7, 10-12, 2-11, 6-11; Tan Chin bt Budiorno 11-7, 11-8, 5-11, 6-11, 11-8; Chai Kian Beng bt Ang Ting Yuan 11-5, 11-8, 11-5; Lim Ann Er lost to Leow Yong Xuan 9-11, 8-11, 10-12; Choo Sim Guan bt Lee Choon Hoong 11-9, 11-7, 11-7; Chong You Liang-Foo Dunley lost to Chee Kien Ee-Ho Ying 10-12, 10-12, 11-7, 9-11; Chai Kian Beng-H’ng Kim Shan bt Budiorno-Yong Hong Cheh 11-5, 12-10, 9-11, 11-7; Tan Chin-Choo Sim Guan bt Ng Sock Khim-Ang Ting Yuan 11-8, 11-7, 12-10).

Third-place playoff: Inti bt Viva Mutiara 5-3 (Eng Tian Syh lost to Wang Zhaoguo 11-2, 4-11, 8-11, 10-12; Mohd Ashraf bt Foo Duncan 11-8, 11-5, 11-1; Kho Mao Sheng bt Chiu Soo Jiin 11-3, 7-11, 11-7, 11-9; Beh Lee Wei lost to Mohd Shakirin Ibrahim 11-7, 10-12, 12-14, 3-11; Lim Jia Jia lost to Lee Rou You 15-13, 6-11, 8-11, 11-4, 9-11; Zhu Yijie bt Lee Kim Soon 12-10, 11-3, 11-5; Mohd Ashraf-Lim Cheak Yang bt Foo Duncan-Sung Eng Jen 11-6, 15-13, 11-9; Beh Lee Wei-Zhu Yijie bt Muhd Shakirin Ibrahim-Chiu Soo Jiin 11-7, 15-13, 11-5).

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