April Matchday

The fourth Matchday in the Mini BLNG Badminton League took place last week. This matchday saw the biggest participation yet, with 14 players turning up. Ten players returned and four new players joined in for the first time. Because of the big participation and the wide range of skills that the players have, it was decided that the players were divided into two groups; one group A and the other group B. Each player in each group with with another from the other group. 

The combinations for this month matchday were:

Team 1 Matassim & Hj Halfiq

Team 2 Hj Mazrul & Fauzy

Team 3 Othman & Teo

Team 4 Jupry & Saiful

Team 5 Rosli T & Yahya

Team 6 Khairul & Sau Jin 

Team 7 Suhaina & Zulhairul

Due to the number of pairings available, and in view of fitness and time, the organisers decided to shorten each game, where each game would be played in one set to 31-points. Winners would get one point and losers would get none.

The top three teams were hotly contested by Team 2, Team 3 and Team 5. At the end of the matchday, the result of the game between Team 2 and Team 3 were deciding the overall winner. Before their game started, Team 5 had 5 points from all six games, Team 2 had 5 points from five games and Team 3 had 4 points from five games. The situation was that if Team 3 had won, then Team 2, Team 3 and Team 5 would all have 5 points each. The organisers let out a collective sigh of relief when Team 2 finally won, giving the maximum six points from six games.

On the other end of the table, the team that would prop up the team had to be decided by the game between Team 4 and Team 7. Team 4 had no points yet from five games and Team 7 had a solitary point from five games. In the end, Team 4 beat Team 7, making them both the teams that came last in the league table. 

Hj Mazrul still remained the only player not to lose any games and the only one to win consequtive Champion of the Month trophy, for four months in a row. The fact remained that whoever partnered Hj Mazrul had a very strong chance to become the Champion of the Month!

The result of April Matchday was:
First: Hj Mazrul & Fauzy – 6 points
Second: Rosli & Yahya – 5 points
Third: Othman & Teo – 4 points
Joint Forth: Khairul & Sau Jin and Matassim & Hj Halfiq – 2 points
Joint Sixth: Suhaina & Zulhairul and Jupry & Saiful – 1 point

The overall comments received from the players showed that the monthly tournament was a good avenue to gauge the level of badminton prowess and also a way to measure how much the players have improved. It was also hoped that similar number of players would join in the future. Hopefully, the tournament gets noticed by the Management and financial support would be given.

The League standing after April Matchday is:

Hj Mazrul - 4 games - 12 points

Rosli - 2 games - 5 points

Teo - 3 games - 4 points

Yahya - 3 games - 4 points

Suhaina - 4 games - 4 points

Hj Halfiq - 4 games - 4 points

Fauzy - 1 game - 3 points

Zulhairul - 2 games - 3 points

Othman - 4 games - 3 points

Rosli T - 1 game - 2 points

Khairul - 3 games - 2 points

Matassim - 4 games - 2 points

The next tournament remains unclear as the Main Purpose Hall of LLRC will be undergoing renovation works. Watch out for anouncement on this blog.

Here are some pictures from April Matchday.

The first ever group photo!

Hj Mazrul receiving his trophy from Teo.

Fauzy receiving his trophy. A case of beginner's luck or Hj Mazrul's partner's luck?

The Champions of the Month fooling around with their trophies.

Hj Mazrul doing a 'Nadal' with his trophy.