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The Sun
12-05-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Malaysia wins 2025 Asian Cup Sepak Takraw
KUALA LUMPUR: The national sepak takraw squad created history when they won the 2025 Sepak Takraw Asian Cup quadrant event by beating Japan 2-0 in the final at Titwangsa Stadium here tonight. To delight of over 1,000 fans, Muhammad Afifuddin Mohd Razali, Amirul Zazwan Amir, Norfaizzul Abd Razak and Muhammad Shahalril Aiman Halim blazed ahead in the first set to win 15-8, and while the Japanese quardrant of Wataru Narawa, Toshitaka Naito, Yuki Sato, and Ryota Haruhara tried their best in the second set, the Malaysians seized victory with an emphatic 15-11 win. Quadrant coach Mohammad Zulkarnain Abdul Rahman said that the squad's performance tonight was well deserved after their showing at the World cup in Bihar, India in March. Malaysia is set to meet archrivals Thailand in the doubles event later tonight.
The Sun
12-05-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Malaysia enter Sepak Takraw Asian Cup Final after win
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia achieved their target of reaching the final in the quadrant event after beating South Korea 2-0 in a tense match at the Sepak Takraw Asian Cup 2025 at Stadium Titiwangsa here today. Fuelled by strong support from the home crowd, Muhammad Afifuddin Mohd Razali, Amirul Zazwan Amir, Norfaizzul Abd Razak and Muhammad Shahalril Aiman Halim put Malaysia on the right footing by taking the first set at 15-13. South Korea tried to force a decider but a service error at the net handed Malaysia a 15-8 victory, sealing the straight-sets win. The result sees Mohammad Zulkarnain Abdul Rahman's men book a spot in tonight's final against Japan, who stunned Sepaktakraw World Cup runners-up Vietnam 15-12, 15-11 in the other semi-final. National left apit Norfaizzul said the team's progress to the final was the result of collective effort. 'Alhamdulillah, we made it to the final, and I was quite surprised by Vietnam's defeat to Japan because we know they're the more experienced side in the quadrant event. 'Regardless, we will take the right approach and not underestimate Japan, especially since we've already faced them in the group stage,' he told reporters after the semi-final match.
New Straits Times
10-05-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
2025 Sepak Takraw Asian Cup: Malaysian quadrant in semi finals
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia qualifed for the quandrant semi finals of the 2025 Sepak Takraw Asian Cup after beating the Philippines 2-1 at Titiwangsa Stadium here on Saturday. The second win in Group B means that the Malaysians are second and will meet Japan to determine who tops the group today. The Malaysian quadrant of Muhammad Afifuddin Mohd Razali, Amirul Zazwan Amir, Norfaizzul Abd Razak and Muhammad Shahalril Aiman Halim won 15-6, 16-17, 15-8. Coach Mohammad Zulkarnain Abdul Rahman said that he expected a tough fight from the Philippines and would now focus on ensuring they beat Japan to top the group. "We didn't lose focus but we could see how a resurgent Philippines turned the match into an intense fight," he said when met by reporters today. Japan meanwhile beat China, 15-9, 15-11 today to emerge on top of Group B. – BERNAMA
