Yesterday saw the second round of matches in the Premier League. TM Riders was against OM All Stars and Combo A was against RM Spartan.
OM All Stars narrowly beat TM Riders 15-13 in one of the closest match of the tournament. Both teams could not have asked for a better climax to the match. Both teams were tied at 12-12 at the end of the sixth game and it was up to the last mens' double partnership to give the winning points. In the end, OM All Stars triumphed over TM Rider, with a straight set victory.
Combo A beat RM Spartan with similar scoreline. In the final game of their match, RM Spartan was playing to reduce the gap between themselves and Combo A, which they did eventually.
Matchday 3 saw some tightest games played by all four teams. Three out of seven games in both matches went to the rubber set, setting scenes of loud support and wild celebration at the end of the games.
The current league standing is:
Premier League:
team (number of matches played) (number of points)
RM Spartan (2) (30)
OM All Stars (2) (26)
TM Riders (2) (24)
EC Shuttlers A (1) (17)
Combo A (1) (15)
Today's matches will see TM Kapcai playing against EC Shuttlers B and Combo B playing against RM Sprinter. All matches are due to start to 5.00pm.
Come and support your favourite team!
Thursday, July 3, 2008
TM Teams in Action
Some pictures of the TM Teams (TM Rider and TM Kapcai) in action from Matchday 2 and Matchday 3.
The opening game of the match between TM Kapcai and RM Sprinter.
Victory was sweet for the Captain of TM Kapcai as she and her partner won their game against RM Sprinter.
The group photo of TM Rider (not in picture was the Managing Director, Hj Salleh Bostamam)
Many thanks to ZHAR for submitting all pictures to be published.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Latest Score After Matchday 2
The score for yesterday's Super League matches are as follow:
OM Star-Less 13-15 Combo B
RM Sprinter 17-10 TM Kapcai
It was an evenly-balanced match between OM Star-Less and Combo B. The two teams took turns to win their games and the end could not be more fitting, where the last game was a rubber-set game.
In the other match, the RM Sprinter team won their first five games to give them an unassailable lead of 15-4. TM Kapcai conceeded one mens' double game to RM Sprinter, due to the unavailability of players. The second mixed double and the last mens' double partnership of TM Kapcai rallied around to give the team two valuable victories.
At the end of the Matchday 2, the league tables stand as follow:
Premier League: (Combo A has not played any match)
EC Shuttlers A - 17 points
RM Spartan - 17 points
OM All Stars - 11 points
TM Rider - 11 points
Combo A - 0 point
Super League: (EC Shuttlers B has not played any match)
RM Sprinter - 17 points
Combo B - 15 points
OM Star-Less - 13 points
TM Kapcai - 10 points
EC Shuttlers B - 0 point
Today's matches will be the second round of matches in the Premier League.
RM Spartan vs Combo A
TM Rider vs OM All Stars
All matches are to start at 5.00pm at the Multi-purpose Hall of Liang Lumut Recreation Club. Please come and support your favourite team.
OM Star-Less 13-15 Combo B
RM Sprinter 17-10 TM Kapcai
It was an evenly-balanced match between OM Star-Less and Combo B. The two teams took turns to win their games and the end could not be more fitting, where the last game was a rubber-set game.
In the other match, the RM Sprinter team won their first five games to give them an unassailable lead of 15-4. TM Kapcai conceeded one mens' double game to RM Sprinter, due to the unavailability of players. The second mixed double and the last mens' double partnership of TM Kapcai rallied around to give the team two valuable victories.
At the end of the Matchday 2, the league tables stand as follow:
Premier League: (Combo A has not played any match)
EC Shuttlers A - 17 points
RM Spartan - 17 points
OM All Stars - 11 points
TM Rider - 11 points
Combo A - 0 point
Super League: (EC Shuttlers B has not played any match)
RM Sprinter - 17 points
Combo B - 15 points
OM Star-Less - 13 points
TM Kapcai - 10 points
EC Shuttlers B - 0 point
Today's matches will be the second round of matches in the Premier League.
RM Spartan vs Combo A
TM Rider vs OM All Stars
All matches are to start at 5.00pm at the Multi-purpose Hall of Liang Lumut Recreation Club. Please come and support your favourite team.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Pictures from the Matchday 1
Some pictures from the Opening Ceremony of the Badminton Tournament and the first round of matches from the Premier League.
The 'bidan terjun' emcee of the Opening Ceremony.
The Technical Manager (TM) delivering his introductions to this year's tournament and bade farewell to the tournament which he conceived.
The Managing Director delivering his opening speech.
The captain of the EC Shuttlers A team returning a shot on his way to win his match against the TM Rider team.
One lady player from the TM Rider team in action, as watched by TM.
The MD in action.
No, TM was not doing the Saturday Night Fever move!
Another lady player from the TM Rider team in action.
Many apologies, but we just happened to receive a lot of pictures of the TM Rider team. We are not biased or anything!
Many thanks to Ady for allowing us to use the picutres that he took.
The tournament is now underway.....
The BLNG & Refinery Inter-function Badminton Tournament 2008 was officially declared opened yesterday by the Managing Director, Hj Salleh Bostamam. The opening ceremony started off with an introduction to this year's tournament where various new features were introduced. It was then followed by a speech by the Technical Manager, Emile de Jong, who coincidentally would be leaving Brunei upon the completion of his assignment here. He expressed his joy to see this badminton tournament being a permanent fixture in BLNG's Healthy Lifestyle Programme calendar. He was also happy to note that the badminton tournament is also participated by the Managing Director. The Managing Director later proceeded to declare the tournament open and in his opening speech, he noted that the badminton tournament's objectives were to provide an avenue for BLNG staff to participate in the Healthy Lifestyle Programme competitively and to provide an opportunity for BLNG staff to promote teamworking. He also noted that the badminton tournament gave the opportunity for all staff to leave the work place on time. Following the opening speech by the Managing Director, both the Managing Director and the Technical Manager participated in a 'first-serve' session.
The opening ceremony was then followed by tow matches: TM Rider was against EC Shuttlers A and RM Spartan was against OM All Stars. Both EC Shuttlers A and RM Spartan won their respective match 17-11.
The tournament continues today with Super League matches between OM Star-Less and Combo B, and TM Kapcai and RM Sprinter.
The opening ceremony was then followed by tow matches: TM Rider was against EC Shuttlers A and RM Spartan was against OM All Stars. Both EC Shuttlers A and RM Spartan won their respective match 17-11.
The tournament continues today with Super League matches between OM Star-Less and Combo B, and TM Kapcai and RM Sprinter.
Participating Teams
The teams taking part in this year's tournament are as follow:
Premier League
TM Rider
EC Shuttlers A
RM Spartan
OM All Stars
Combo A
Super League
TM Kapcai
EC Shuttlers B
RM Sprinter
OM Star-Less
Combo B
A total of more than 100 badminton players of various skill levels are representing the above teams.
Premier League
TM Rider
EC Shuttlers A
RM Spartan
OM All Stars
Combo A
Super League
TM Kapcai
EC Shuttlers B
RM Sprinter
OM Star-Less
Combo B
A total of more than 100 badminton players of various skill levels are representing the above teams.
Tournament Format Explained
This year's tournament sees some similar features from previous years' tournament.
Each function sends two teams, each goes into either the Premier (more serious) League and the Super League. Each team plays four mens' doubles, two mixed doubles and one ladies' double games. The point difference between points scored and points conceeded are recorded and they are termed 'brutal factors'.
A few changes have been made for this year's tournament. All sets are played on the 21-point scoring system and all games are played to the best of three sets. For each game played, the winner of the game will get three points and the losers will get one point. For any games conceded because of walk-over, the winner will get three points and the losers will get no points. For a 'walk-over' game, the winner will not get any 'points scored'. This system is devised so that all seven games are played. If a team were to win the first four games and would not play the remaining three games, the team would eventually lose to the opponent (see the example below). The number of games a player can play is also restricted. Any one player can play a maximum of two games, one of which must be a mixed double game.
This year also sees the introduction of Challenge Trophies for the Champions of each League. These Challenge Trophies will be kept by the Champions for the whole year before returning them before the next tournament.
Champions for each league are determined by the league standing from the points scored from games won.
Example of scoring system:
1. Let say Team A plays Team B. Team A wins five games and lost 2 games.
Therefore, Team A scores 17 points (from 5 wins, i.e. 3 x 5, and 2 losses, i.e. 1 x 1); and Team B scores 11 points (from 2 wins, i.e. 3 x 2, and 5 losses, i.e. 1 x 5).
2. Let say Team C plays Team D. Team C wins 4 games, but conceded the remaining 3 games by walkover to Team D.
Therefore, Team C scores 12 points (from 4 wins, i.e. 3 x 4); and team D scored 13 points (from 3 wins, i.e. 3 x 3, and 4 losses, i.e 1 x 4).
It can be seen from above that it is important for the teams to play all seven games in their matches.
The league standing from the above matches would be:
Team A - 17 points
Team D - 13 points
Team C - 12 points
team B - 11 points.
If the tournament ends, Team A would be declared the Champions.
Each function sends two teams, each goes into either the Premier (more serious) League and the Super League. Each team plays four mens' doubles, two mixed doubles and one ladies' double games. The point difference between points scored and points conceeded are recorded and they are termed 'brutal factors'.
A few changes have been made for this year's tournament. All sets are played on the 21-point scoring system and all games are played to the best of three sets. For each game played, the winner of the game will get three points and the losers will get one point. For any games conceded because of walk-over, the winner will get three points and the losers will get no points. For a 'walk-over' game, the winner will not get any 'points scored'. This system is devised so that all seven games are played. If a team were to win the first four games and would not play the remaining three games, the team would eventually lose to the opponent (see the example below). The number of games a player can play is also restricted. Any one player can play a maximum of two games, one of which must be a mixed double game.
This year also sees the introduction of Challenge Trophies for the Champions of each League. These Challenge Trophies will be kept by the Champions for the whole year before returning them before the next tournament.
Champions for each league are determined by the league standing from the points scored from games won.
Example of scoring system:
1. Let say Team A plays Team B. Team A wins five games and lost 2 games.
Therefore, Team A scores 17 points (from 5 wins, i.e. 3 x 5, and 2 losses, i.e. 1 x 1); and Team B scores 11 points (from 2 wins, i.e. 3 x 2, and 5 losses, i.e. 1 x 5).
2. Let say Team C plays Team D. Team C wins 4 games, but conceded the remaining 3 games by walkover to Team D.
Therefore, Team C scores 12 points (from 4 wins, i.e. 3 x 4); and team D scored 13 points (from 3 wins, i.e. 3 x 3, and 4 losses, i.e 1 x 4).
It can be seen from above that it is important for the teams to play all seven games in their matches.
The league standing from the above matches would be:
Team A - 17 points
Team D - 13 points
Team C - 12 points
team B - 11 points.
If the tournament ends, Team A would be declared the Champions.
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