Good job: Former national players Tan Boon Heong (left) and Woon Khe Wei presenting the medals to the winners.
PETALING JAYA: Champions were crowned across all five categories in the grand finale of the Tiga Saga Li-Ning Cup (3 vs 3 Badminton Tournament) after two thrilling days of fierce competition.
With an impressive total prize pool of RM388,800, following regional qualifiers in Kuala Lumpur, Penang, and Selangor, the top contenders converged last weekend at Sunway Velocity Mall in KL where they battled it out for the ultimate glory.
In the Tiga Saga men’s Open (Combined age below 120) category, Synergy BA (Soo Jun Jien, Mohd Farid Naslim, Helmie Zulhaidee Zulman, and Ahmad Zaid Zainal) secured the championship by defeating FMK (Faiz Rozain, Jeremy Kho Shyang, Ng Junyan, and Mohd Faris Zaim Abdul Khalid) with a score of 30-26. The winning team took home RM10,000 in cash and RM12,000 in products, while the runners-up received RM8,000 in cash and RM10,000 in products.
In the Tiga Saga men’s Bakat Baru category, SPARTA (Wong Wen Kuang, Ku Wilson, Tang Chye Fong, and Chan Mun Loong) narrowly edged out MEBT (Tan Soon Kiat, Wong Kin Loon, Seow Soon Siang, and Ng Boon Zheng) 30-29 in a thrilling final. SPARTA earned RM8,000 in cash and RM10,000 in products, while MEBT claimed RM6,000 in cash and RM8,000 in products for their runner-up finish.
The mixed amateur 3v3 title was claimed by Muar Stars (Tan Chew Ping, Sim Han Min, Tan Khim Lim, and Quah Aan Yang), defeating SPARTA (Ng Chi Cherng, Tan Kian An, Oeng Siew Hui, and Ng Chi Wei) 30-28 in the final.
Muar Stars walked away with RM8,000 in cash and RM10,000 in products, while the runners-up earned RM6,000 in cash and RM8,000 in products.
In the boy’s Under-12 singles, Yeoh Zhen Hao triumphed over Shahadzryl Suhaime 30-21 to win RM2,000 in cash and RM2,000 in products. In the girls’ Under-12 singles, after a round-robin competition, both Ng Yun Xi and Ivy Liau Xin Yi ended with identical records of two wins and one loss.
However, Yun Xi’s earlier 30-24 victory over Ivy earned her the championship title along with RM2,000 in cash and RM2,000 in products.
