Published on: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 |
Kota Kinabalu: It was a golden day for Sabah at the second day of the 22nd Milo National Hopes Under-10 and Under-13 Table Tennis Championships, which is being held at the Maksak Hall in Likas here, Monday.
Sabah achieved its target in getting gold in the Perpaduan event when Suzanitah Jubileh defeated team mate and silver medallist, Nurshida Nurdin, 4-2 in the Girls final.
Suzanitah made it to the finals and won 11-8, 4-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8, 11-9, after beating team mate and bronze medallist Brenie Elly 4-3 (5-11, 11-3, 11-8, 11-7, 9-11, 10-12, 11-9) earlier in the semi-final.
Nurshida on the other hand defeated Johor's Najwa binti Shabudin 4-1 (5-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-2, 13-11) before making it to the final.
The day's proceedings also saw the host team winning a silver medal in the Perpaduan Boys event through Francis Ho, who was unfortunately beaten 4-0 (11-6, 11-8, 14-12, 11-8) in the final by Kedah's Muhammad Muaz bin Fauzi.
Ho made it to the finals after beating Kedah's Abdul Qayyun bin Hairul Fauzi 4-0 (11-2, 11-9, 11-6, 11-2), while Muhammad Muaz defeated Selangor's Mohd Hasri Fikri Mohd Taupik 4-1 (11-9, 11-6, 9-11, 11-7, 11-9) in the other semi-final.
Sabah also collected three bronze medals through the Boys Under-10, Girls Under-10 and Girls Under-13 Teams.
The Boys U-10 team met Kuala Lumpur in the semi-final but was defeated 3-2.
Aaron Tai and won his matches 3-0 (11-4, 11-9, 11-5) against Loh Yeng Kin and 3-0 (13-11, 11-4, 11-4) again versus Gan Kin Chuan.
However, a 3-0 defeat (5-11, 6-11, 2-11) suffered by Gary Chong against Tan Ming Zuan and a 3-1 defeat (9-11, 15-13, 7-11, 9-11) from Lim Yi Heng against Gan and 3-0 (6-11, 8-11, 9-11) against Loh, held back Sabah's chances of making it to the finals.
In joint third with Sabah was Negeri Sembilan who lost to Sarawak in the other semi-final.
The bronze from the Girls U-10 team event was won when Sabah met Johor in the semi-final but lost 3-1.
Tian Yeck Cheng was Sabah's only winner in this event where she defeated Huan Kit Koo 3-1 (4-11, 12-10, 7-11, 7-11), while defeats suffered by Connie Leong and Lim Chiew Yee failed to give Sabah the chance to play in the final.
Leong lost 3-0 (11-9, 11-9, 11-2) against Tey Ka Ying, while Lim lost 4-1 (11-5, 9-11, 17-15, 11-7, 11-5) to Lee Ai Xin and 3-0 (11-0, 11-1, 11-7) to Tey.
The other bronze medal winner in this category was Kedah after it was knocked out 3-0 in the other semi-final.
Meanwhile, in the Girls U-13 team event, Perak beat Sabah 3-1.
Joanne Chin won the first point for Sabah when she defeated Ho Xy Hui 3-1 (11-6, 7-11, 7-11, 9-11), but unfortunately three straight set defeats by Loh Qian Xui and Deneille Chong shattered their early hopes of making the finals.
Loh lost to Ong Ting Fei 11-9, 11-4, 12-10 and again to Ho 11-4, 12-10, 11-6, while Chong lost 11-6, 11-5, 11-7 to Lee Xin Yin.
The competition continues today with the Individual Events, before the final, which will be held tomorrow.
