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The Sun
12-08-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
BAM to finalise SEA Games badminton squad by next week
THE Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) will finalise its squad for the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand within the next week. The announcement will come before the national team departs for the 2025 World Championships in Paris, scheduled from August 25 to 31. BAM doubles coaching director Rexy Mainaky stated that discussions with all doubles coaches are ongoing to determine the best combinations. 'Give us a few more days, maybe a week, before we announce the final decision. The SEA Games does not clash with the World Tour Finals,' he said. He added that further discussions are needed to ensure Malaysia fields a competitive team against strong opponents like Indonesia and Thailand. Rexy spoke after the Thailand SEA Games selection meeting at Wisma OCM today. He confirmed that top pairs such as Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik, Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah, and Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei are likely to be selected. However, he stressed that no final decisions have been made yet. 'We appreciate comments from players such as Aaron-Wooi Yik, who wish to give young players an opportunity,' Rexy said. He highlighted the depth in Malaysia's doubles events, mentioning pairs like Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun, Wan Arif Junaidi-Yap Roy King, and Choong Hon Jian-Muhammad Haikal Nazri. The final squad is expected to include 20 players, with 10 men and 10 women. The 2025 SEA Games will take place from December 9 to 20 in Thailand. - Bernama
Barnama
18-06-2025
- Sport
- Barnama
SEA Games: Bunga Raya 7s Men's Squad Target Final
SEMENYIH, June 18 (Bernama) -- The Malaysia Rugby Union (MRU) has adopted a cautious approach by setting a target of reaching the final for the national men's rugby sevens (7s) team at the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand, scheduled from Dec 9 to 20. MRU deputy president Mohd Azmir Zainul Abdin said this target is based on the recent performances of the Bunga Raya 7s squad, with Thailand seen as having the advantage as the host nation. He said head coach Nik Safuan Ismade Nik Man's charges will play several international test matches ahead of the biennial Games to assess their level of preparedness. bootstrap slideshow 'I'm not saying it's impossible to win gold, but it's fair to set a target without putting too much pressure on the team. The target is the final for the men's team, and perhaps a top-three finish for the women's squad,' he said at the signing ceremony of an agreement between MRU and Agym Nutrition here today. After settling for silver at the 2015 edition in Singapore, Malaysia won gold on home soil in 2017 before finishing with silver again in the Philippines in 2019. The event was not contested in the 2021 edition in Vietnam and the 2023 Games in Cambodia. In the women's event, Malaysia won bronze medals in both 2017 and 2019. Nik Safuan said the men's target is realistic and agreed that Thailand are Malaysia's main obstacle to winning the gold. 'Our main challenge is Thailand, as they have been training for the past two years. Looking at the performance at the 2025 Southeast Asia Rugby Sevens (SEA 7s) Championship in Singapore last April, we were behind Thailand, although we didn't lose by much.
