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The Star
11-05-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Dania-Zi Yu capture Slovak Open title
Women's doubles shuttlers Dania Sofea Zaidi (front) and Low Zi Yu captured their first senior title in the Slovak Open in Bratislava on Saturday (May 10). PETALING JAYA: Young women's doubles shuttlers Dania Sofea Zaidi-Low Zi Yu continued their fine progress by claiming their first senior title in the Slovak Open. Dania, 17 and Zi Yu, 14 defeated teammates Noraqilah Maisarah Ramdan-Nur Aina Maisarah Hatta 21-17, 21-19 in the final in Bratislava on Sunday (May 10). It was the World Junior Championships silver medallists' second international title this year after they won the Dutch Junior in February. Meanwhile, it was also a good outing for Noraqilah and Nur Aina after they reached their first final together. In the men's doubles, Loh Ziheng-Tan Zhi Yang finished runners-up after going down fighting 15-21, 21-12, 19-21 to Poland's fourth seeds Adrian Krawczyk-Szymon Slepecki.
New Straits Times
11-05-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Shuttlers Dania-Zi Yu capture Slovak Open crown
KUALA LUMPUR: Dania Sofea Zaidi-Low Zi Yu continued to solidify their reputation as a rising women's doubles pair after capturing their maiden senior title at the Slovak Open on Saturday. Daniai-Zi Yu, who were last year's World Junior Championships silver medallists, defeated national teammates Noraqilah Maisarah Ramdan-Nur Aina Maisarah Muhamad Hatta 21-17, 21-19 in just 33 minutes at the Bratislava Multisport Hall. World No. 638 Dania-Zi Yu had overcome Germany's world No. 721 Eva Stommel-Aurelia Wulandoko, 21-12, 21-4 in the semi-finals. The newly formed pair of Noraqilah-Nur Aina had reached the final after upsetting Taiwan's world No. 492 Chang Yun Jung-Wang Li Hsuan, 21-19, 21-10. This was Dania-Zi Yu's second international title of the year, having won the Dutch Junior in March. They also reached the quarter-finals of the German Junior in the same month. However, Malaysia's hopes of clinching a double at the Slovak Open were dashed after world No. 642 Loh Zi Heng-Tan Zhi Yang fell to Poland's fourth seeds Adrian Krawczyk Szymon Slepecki, 15-21, 21-12, 19-21 in a thriller in the men's doubles final.
The Star
05-05-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Hazwan is one of a kind as he mixes up his coaching role
Giving some pointers: Mixed doubles coach Hazwan Jamaluddin guiding young pair Wee Yee Hern-Chan Wen Tse. PETALING JAYA: Transitioning from coaching men's singles shuttlers to mixed doubles is hard for some people but not Hazwan Jamaluddin. Hazwan was initially worried when he was moved from the junior men's singles coaching role to the mixed doubles in the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) at the end of last year. The 40-year-old though has been learning the ropes from mixed doubles head coach Nova Widianto and assistant coach Lutfi Zaim and is getting used to his new position. 'I used to play in the men's singles and then I was coaching the junior shuttlers in the event,' said Hazwan. 'When I was moved to mixed doubles, I was worried at first. Thankfully, Nova made it easier for me. 'He assured me that it is not difficult and gave me pointers on managing the pairs under me. Lutfi has also been helping me a lot. 'I've learnt a lot from them. All three of us are working well together. I had to start from zero but I'm taking this as a new challenge.' Among the young pairs under Hazwan are Datu Anif Isaac-Dania Sofea Zaidi and Loh Ziheng-Noraqilah Maisarah Ramdan. Both pairs have been fast tracked into the senior team this year and are Malaysia's best bets for medals in the mixed doubles in the Asian Junior Championships from July 18-27 in Solo, Indonesia. Anif-Dania showed promise when they finished runners-up in the Dutch Junior International in February while Ziheng-Aqilah captured the national Under-18 title in Ipoh last week after beating their teammates in the final. 'Anif-Dania showed that the gap between them and pairs from China and Indonesia is not big when they reached the final in the Dutch Junior,' said Hazwan. 'Ziheng-Aqilah are also a promising pair and our target is for them and Anif-Dania to win medals in the Asian Juniors. 'We also keep reminding these pairs that they need to continue doing well when they move up to the senior level.'
