Melaka, Johor and Kuala Lumpur won four titles each in the 100PLUS National Junior Circuit Zone C finals which ended at the Dewan Badminton Gan Hong Hoe in Melaka on Sunday.
Over at the Likas Sports Complex in Kota Kinabalu hosts Sabah and Penang were the big winners with six titles each in Zone A.
Penang, a known badminton powerhouse at all levels in the country, clinched the Boys’ Under-16 singles through unseeded Samuel Lee, the Boys’ Under-12 singles (V. Tamilarasukumar) and the Under-12 Boys’ doubles (Tamilarasukumar-Koay Boon Chuan).
The Penang also walked away with the Under-16 doubles (Ho Lo Ee-Tan Zhing Yi) and the Under-12 singles (Tan Zhing Hui) and doubles (Hazel Chang Shu Ning-Tan Zhing Hui) in the girls’ category.
Sabah boys took the Under-16 doubles (Fong Kua Yoong-Samin Demond Anthony); the Under-14 singles (Andrew Aguwell) and the doubles (Andrew-Elvestly Daniel Edry.
Sabah’s Arena Satu Samin, the winner of the first-leg, retained her Under-16 Girls Under-16 singles title. It was double joy for the Sabah girls in the Under-14 category with Goh Shuen Tong winning the singles and the doubles with Melody Wong Jin Ning.
The spread was equal for hosts Melaka, Johor and Kuala Lumpur in Zone C. Melaka won the Boys’ Under-16 doubles and the Under-12 singles and doubles plus the Girls’ Under-12 singles.
Johor girls fared better than the boys with the girls taking the Under-14 singles and doubles and the Under-12 doubles while the boys were champions in the boys’ Under-14 doubles.
Kuala Lumpur was the champion in boys’ Under-16 (Tan Jia Jie) and Under-14 singles (Ting Wen Xuan) apart from winning the Under-16 singles and doubles in the girls’ category.
RESULTS (ALL FINALS)
ZONE A (KOTA KINABALU)
BOYS
Under-16
Singles
Samuel Lee (Pen) beat Mozes Mohd Hamizan (Sab) 22-20, 21-19
Doubles
Fong Kuo Yeong-Samin Demond Anthony (Sab) beat Rayner Beh Chun Meng-Goh Boon Zhe (Pen) 21-18, 23-21
Under-14
Singles
Andrew Aguwell (Sab) beat Elvestly Daniel Edry (Sab) 14-21, 21-11, 21-18
Doubles
Andrew Aguwell-Elvestly Daniel Edry (Sab) beat Azahawari Hanz Haiqal-James Carlester Cleve (Sab) 21-19, 21-19
Under-12
Singles
V. Tamilarasukumar (Pen) beat Tan Kean Wei (Pen) 21-18, 18-21, 22-20
Doubles
Koay Boon Chuan-V. Tamilarasukumar (Pen) beat Mohd Alif Haikal-Tan Kean Wei (Pen) 19-21, 21-11, 21-14
GIRLS
Under-16
Singles
Arena Satu Samin (Sab) beat Khor Jing Qen (Pen) 21-13, 21-4
Doubles
Ho Lo Ee-Tan Zhing Yi (Pen) beat Lim Sze Jin-Tan Xin Zoh (Pen) 21-16, 21-19
Under-14
Singles
Goh Shuen Tong (Sab) beat Nicole Yeo Feng Yue (Pah)21-8, 21-7
Doubles
Goh Shuen Tong-Melody Wong Jin Ning (Sab) beat Aneesa Soofiyah Roslan-Vannee Gobi (Prk) 21-7, 21-15
Under-12
Singles
Tan Zhing Hui (Pen) beat Kon Han (Sab) 21-16, 21-10
Doubles
Hazel Chang Shu Ning-Tan Zhing Hui (Pen) beat Celine Ng-Lim Zi Shin (Pen) 21-15, 21-18
ZONE C (MELAKA)
BOYS
Under-16
Singles
Tan Jia Jie (KL) beat Marcus Low Thong Zhi (KL) 21-11, 21-19
Doubles
Choong Ting Foong-Ong Ken You (MK) beat Joshua Voon Ern Hua-Pui Wee Young (Swk) 23-21, 21-19
Under-14
Singles
Ting Wen Xuan (KL) beat Chong Jen Son (Joh) 21-8, 21-11
Doubles
Chong Jen Son-Wee Yee Hern (Joh) beat Tan Shi Li-Ting Wen Xuan (KL) 21-19, 18-21, 21-14
Under-12
Singles
Yeow Chun Cher (MK) beat Aaron Tai Wei Qin (MK) 21-9, 21-16
Doubles
Aaron Tai Wei Qin-Yeow Chun Cher (MK) beat Toh Ee Hern-Wee Yee Tern (Johor) 21-15, 21-9
GIRLS
Under-16
Singles
Odelia Wong Qiao Shi (KL) beat Tan yan Yi (MK) 21-15, 21-19
Doubles
Wong Kha Moon-Odelia Wong Qiao Shi (KL) beat Adrienne Chan Yi Ning-Samantha Lee Harn Rou (Swk) 21-12, 18-21, 21-13
Under-14
Singles
Lim Shin (Joh) beat Amanda Yap Hwa Leng (KL) 21-17, 21-18
Doubles
Lim Shin-Carine ng Jia Xuan (Joh) beat Larissa Chan-Tan How Siang (MK) 24-22, 21-23, 21-13
Under-12
Singles
Siti Zulaikha Mohd Azmi Tan (MK) beat Dania Sofea Zaidi (Joh)12-21, 21-14, 21-13
Doubles
Carmen Ting Wei Wen-Dania Sofea Zaidi (Joh) beat Gan Min Yee-Siti Zulaikha Mohd Azmi Tan (MK) 21-16, 21-14