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Daily Express
29-04-2025
- Sport
- Daily Express
Anif clinches national U18 doubles title
Published on: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 Published on: Tue, Apr 29, 2025 By: GL Oh Text Size: Anif (back) and Damien. Kota Kinabalu: Sabahan Datu Anif Datu Asrah captured the men's doubles title at the just concluded Petronas National Under-18 Badminton Championship 2025 held at the Akademi Badminton Perak in Ipoh over the weekend. The 17-year-old BAM (Badminton Association of Malaysia) based player partnered Damien Ling Tang Le and lived up to their top seeds status to defeat third/fourth seed Zi Hin Heng and Ethan Oh Jun Hui 15-6, 15-12 in the final. However, he was unable to repeat the success in the mixed doubles as the top seeds when he and Dania Sofea from Johor had to settle for silver after losing to second seeded pair Lo Ziheng and N. Maisarah Ramdan 16-14, 10-15, 14-16 in a nail-biting final. Another Sabahan Muhammad Nur Azhar Zunaide also did well in the men's doubles to take home the bronze medal with Siau Yu Hang from Johor as his partner. The pair were forced to concede a walkover to Ethan and Zi in the semi-final due to Siau's injury sustained during the quarterfinal three-set 4-15, 15-13.17-15 win over BAM pair Isyraf Hafizin Ibrahim and Ungku Mohamed Ungku Ameer Alif. Sabah Badminton Association (SBA) president, Datuk Dr. Maijol Mahap in a statement on Monday said he is very proud of their achievement. 'Anif has already displayed his potential at the Asian Youth Championships in Indonesia last year. 'His success this time further proved that his partnership with Damien Ling and Dania Sofea are on the right track to achieve more success in the future. 'The success of Anif and Nur Azhar proved that our players not only have the talent and agility on the court, but also possess fighting spirit. 'In addition we also have other junior players such as Shim Hymn Isiah, Saidatul Saadiah, Lim Xe Xuan and Jing Xuan Chua who showed great potential in the tournament,' he said. He added that Sabah also brought home four bronze medals in the 1st Leg of the Junior Elite Tour (JET) Badminton Championship held in Melaka in February, as well as one silver medal and two bronze medals in the 2nd Leg held in Selangor earlier this month. 'With the positive outing, SBA is currently actively implementing badminton development programmes with special focus on players who excelled in JET 1, JET 2 and the U18 championship. 'Some of them will be absorbed into the Sabah Badminton Academy which is being established, while others will continue training at the Malaysia Badminton Academy and the Bukit Jalil Sports School. 'This is part of a larger project from SBA to restore the glory of Sabah badminton on the national stage,' he said. * Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram and/or WhatsApp channel(s) for the latest news you don't want to miss. * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
The Star
23-04-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Razeeq stands tall for Selangor as he seeks to defend U-18 title
High flyer: Razeeq Danial Roslie in action during the National Under-18 Badminton Championship in Ipoh. — RONNIE CHIN/The Star IPOH: Shuttler Razeeq Danial Roslie has his height to thank for his rise to become one of the most promising young men's singles players in the country. Right after he was born, doctors predicted that Razeeq would become tall and upon hearing this, his father Roslie Rustam encouraged him to play badminton. Fast forward to the present and the 18-year-old Razeeq, standing at 185cm, is using his height to his advantage to develop into one of the top juniors in the country. The teen captured the National Under-18 Championships last year and finished runner-up in the Under-21 meet in January. Razeeq, who hails from Selangor, caught the eye of the national selectors and joined the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) in February last year. 'My father told me that when I was born, the doctor said there was a strong possibility that I will become tall when I grew up,' said Razeeq. 'So, he encouraged me to play badminton. I'm not very strong yet but my height gives me an advantage as it helps with my attacking game. 'I'm happy with my progress so far in my badminton career but I hope to win an international title next.' For now, Razeeq is out to defend his Under-18 crown and got off to a good start in the tourney when he brushed past Johor's Hon Jia Heng 15-2, 15-3 in the first round at the Akademi Badminton Perak in Ipoh yesterday. Razeeq should have no problems overcoming Kuala Lumpur's Kyros Gan next in the second round today. Although seen as one of the favourites for the title, the former is taking a cautious approach. 'I don't want to put undue pressure on myself as this might affect my game. 'There are many strong players in the tournament this time and I just want to perform my best.' Razeeq is hoping that a good showing in the tourney will earn him a spot in the Asian Junior Championships from July 18-27 in Solo, Indonesia. 'I was selected for the Asian Junior meet last year but I lost in the first round,' said Razeeq. 'I hope to be picked again and I want to make amends this time.'
