May Matchday

The latest Matchday in the Mini BLNG Badminton League took place last week. Fourteen players tok part in this monthly match, with three new players joining for the first time. Oliver, Fakhrul and Kamal joined the now-expanding group of monthly badminton group and are expected in the coming months. Similar to last month and 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 Kamal & Sau Jin
Team 2 Hj Mazrul &Metassim
Team 3 Jupry & Oliver
Team 4 Othman & Yahya
Team 5 Hj Halfiq & Teo
Team 6 Suhaina & Fauzy
Team 7 Fakhrul & Khairul

Due to the big number of pairings available, and in view of fitness and time (as the game started late following a safety incident at work), 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 two positions were hotly contested by Team 2 and Team 3. At the end of the matchday, both teams score the same number of wins (five wins each). In the end, the final position was determined by the head-to-head record between Team 2 and Team 3. Team 3 had earlier conflicted the only defeat on Team 2, therefore Team 3 was declared the Monthly Champions. For the first time ever, Hj Mazrul lost a game and lost possession of the monthly champion's trophy. And again, beginner's luck continued as Oliver became the latest first-timer to win the monthly champion's trophy. Another first, one of the teams failed to score any points at all. 

The result of May Matchday was:
First: Jupry & Oliver – 5 points (won due to better head-to-head record)
Second: Hj Mazrul & Matassim – 5 points
Third: Suhaina & Fauzy – 4 points
Joint Forth: Kamal & Sau Jin, Othman & Yahya and Fakhrul & Khairul – 2 points
Seventh: Hj Halfiq & Teo – 0 point

The League standing after May Matchday is:
Hj Mazrul - 5 games - 14 points
Rosli - 2 games - 5 points
Suhaina - 5 games - 5 points
Teo - 4 games - 4 points
Yahya - 4 games - 4 points
Fauzy - 2 game - 4 points
Matassim - 5 games - 4 points
Hj Halfiq - 5 games - 4 points
Oliver - 1 game - 3 points
Jupry - 2 games - 3 points
Zulhairul - 3 games - 3 points
Othman - 5 games - 3 points
Rosli T - 1 game - 2 points
Khairul - 4 games - 2 points

Next month's tournament is expected to be on the second Tuesday of the month, i.e. 14 June, unless otherwise notified. Watch out this space for more details.

Here are some pictures from May Matchday.

The now-customary group photo. Some players had left by the time this was taken.

Oliver receiving his monthly champion's trophy from the man 

who had been keeping it for thepast four months.

An ecstatic Oliver showing his joy, as a dejected and unhappy Hj Mazrul looked on.

Doing the Nadal pose.