Asian Championships

Finals

Nicol vs Rebecca Chiu (HK)

Azlan vs Amir Atlas Khan.

Semifinals

Azlan beat Saurav Ghosal (Ind) 11/5, 11/6, 115

Nicol beat Dipika Palikal (Ind) 11/5, 11/5, 11/2

Our players won the battle against India in the semifinals convincingly to book their places in the finals. Azlan never allowed Saurav into the match with tight length and exquisite drops. Saurav was also frustrated as he was denied lets over and over again as a result of Azlan's drops.

Nicol never allowed Dipika to settle into her stroke making game as Nicol was relentlessly attacking the back corners followed by a quick shot to the front which was then easily put away from Dipika's pick ups. As much as Dipika tired, she eventually gave up in a match that lasted about 20 minutes.

Quarterfinals

Azlan beat Abdullah Al Mezayan (Kuw) 13/11, 11/7, 12/10

Ong Beng Hee lost to Yasir Butt (Pak) 10/12, 11/8, 11/8, 11/8

Wan lost to Amir Atlas Khan (Pak) 12/10, 11/8, 11/5

Nicol beat Song Sun Mi (Kor) 11/4, 11/7, 11/7

Delia lost to Joey Chan (HK) 11/4, 11/4, 11/6

It was not the best of days for the Malaysian team today. Beng Hee lost to an inspired Yasir Butt who at will was hitting nicks. Seems that Beng Hee has this effect on Pakistanis that they will play the best match of their lives when they are up against him. Delia on the other hand was totally out of sorts on a slower court compared to yesterday's match.

Azlan although won in 3, it was close all the way. Azlan himself admitted that his unforced errors kept Abdullah in the match all the way. Nicol was in cruise control all the way.

Today, Nicol and Azlan will be up against the home favourites, Dipika Palikal and Saurav Ghosal. Updates on Facebook at 4pm Indian time (about 6pm Malaysian)

Round 3

Men

Azlan beat Anson Kwong (HK) 11/2, 11/4, 11/2

Beng Hee beat Ritwik Bhattacharya (Ind) 11/7, 11/8, 11/6

Nafiizwan beat Siddarth Suchde (Ind) 11/13, 11/13, 13/11, 11/8, 11/8

Ivan lost to Farhan Mehboob (Pak) 9/11, 11/6, 11/8, 11/8

Wan had a massive match this morning lasting almost 2 hours and starting to get cramps. He was unlucky to lose the first 2 games and fought back from 10-7 down to win the 3rd and eventually the match. Ivan did well and had a good match with Farhan while Beng Hee and Azlan won comfortably. Next up is the quarters and updates on Facebook

Round 2

Men

Azlan beat Ammar Al Temimi (Kuw) 11/2, 11/6, 11/6

Ivan beat Sandeep Jangra (Ind) 16/14, 11/6, 12/14, 11/4

Nafiizwan beat Takanori Shimizu (Jpn) 11/6, 11/8, 11/4

Beng Hee beat Timothy Soh (Sin) 11/3, 11/2, 11/8

Women

Nicol beat Elise Ng (HK) 11/6, 11/6, 11/5

Delia beat Chinatsu Matsui (Jpn) 11/3, 7/11, 11/5, 10/12, 11/5

Sharon lost to Song Sun Mi (Kor) 11/9, 5/11, 10/12, 12/10, 11/9

Wee Wern lost to Dipika Palikal (Ind) 10/12, 12/10, 11/7, 8/11, 11/8

The men played their last 32 matches and all of them won comfortably except Ivan who struggled a little on the courts which are separate from the main building. Those courts are absolutely hot and bouncy and that made him struggle a little. The rest of the men were quite comfortable.

The women's matches were the last 16 matches and Wee Wern and Sharon lost in 5 games. They were both a little unlucky but had chances to close it but couldn't capitalize. Delia struggled on the same courts as Ivan but was in totally in control in the 5th.

There was a massive upset in the women's event when Misaki Kobayashi of Japan beat the 3/4 seed, Annie Au of HK 3-1 to set up a date with Dipika for a place in the finals. Annie looked out of sorts and on the hot and bouncy courts in the other building, Misaki took full advantage to pull the biggest upset of her career.

Today, the men will play 2 matches; last 16 in the morning and quarters in the evening while the women will only play their quarterfinal matches in the evening. Updates on my Facebook.