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The Star
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Star
Dania eyes double returns in slight change of role at Asian Juniors
PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Dania Sofea Zaidi (pic) will be going for a double victory in the Asian Junior Championships with a slight change in her role. The 17-year-old Dania has dropped the girls' singles event and will play in the doubles with Low Zi Yu and mixed doubles with Datu Anif Datu Asra in the meet in Solo, Indonesia, from July 18 to 27. At the last edition in Yogyakarta, she did not play in the girls' doubles but after reaching the final of the world junior championships with Zi Yu last year, they are set to be one of the favourites at the Asian meet. The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) also named Slovak Open runners-up Noraqilah Maisarah Ramdan-Nur Aina Maisarah Hatta in the girls' doubles event. The others in the girls' team are Lee Mun, Oo Shan Zi, Eng Ler Qi, Lim Zhi Shin, Nicole Tan, and Nicole Chau. In the boys' category, the tall Razeeq Danial Rosli, who won the National Under-18 Championships last year, will be one of the key players. He will be supported by Ayu Fu Sheng, Kong Wei Xiang, Lim Boon Le, Datu Anif Datu Asrah, Loh Zi Heng, Zulwaqqarizal Ahmad, Damien Ling, Shazmir Shahrul, and Tan Zhi Yang as Malaysia aim for a strong showing at the regional meet. The team event will be contested using the new relay scoring system, similar to the format introduced by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) at the World Junior Championships in Nanchang, China, last September. In last year's edition, Malaysia returned with a bronze medal in the team event. In the individual competitions, Aaron Tai and Kang Khai Xing bagged silver in the boys' doubles, while Siti Zulaikha Azmi (girls' singles) and Carmen Ting-Ong Xin Yee (girls' doubles) each secured bronze medals.
New Straits Times
3 days ago
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Dania-Zi Yu spearhead Malaysia's challenge at Asian meet
KUALA LUMPUR: Girls' doubles Dania Sofea-Low Zi Yu will lead Malaysia's challenge at the Badminton Asia Junior Championships (BAJC) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The team event is from July 18-22 and the individual competition from July 23-27. Dania-Zi Yu, who were last year's World Junior Championships silver medallists, won the Slovak Open earlier this month. Compatriots Noraqilah Maisarah Ramdan-Nur Aina Maisarah Hatta, who finished runners-up to Dania-Zi Yu in the Slovak Open, are also in the team to Yogyakarta. The others are Lee Mun, Oo Shan Zi, Eng Ler Qi, Lim Zhi Shin, Nicole Tan-Nicole Chau. The boys' team consist of Razeeq Danial, Ayu Fu Sheng, Kong Wei Xiang, Lim Boon Le, Datu Anif Datu Asrah, Loh Zi Heng, Zulwaqqarizal Ahmad, Damien Ling, Shazmir Shahrul and Tan Zhi Yang. Malaysia last won the mixed team title in 2009 in Kuala Lumpur. The last Malaysian to win the BAJC boys' singles event was Leong Jun Hao in 2017.
The Sun
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
BAM unveils squad for Asian Junior meet in Indonesia
2024 World Junior Championships doubles finalists Dania Sofea Zaidi and Low Zi Yu have been named in the Malaysian girls team for the upcoming Badminton Asia Junior Championships (BAJC), scheduled to take place in Solo, Indonesia from July 18 to 27. Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), in a statement today, said the newly crowned Slovak Open champions will be joined by the pair of Noraqilah Maisarah Ramdan and Nur Aina Maisarah Hatta, who finished as runners-up at the same tournament. 'The girls' team will also feature Lee Mun, Oo Shan Zi, Eng Ler Qi, Lim Zhi Shin, Nicole Tan and Nicole Chau,' the statement added. Meanwhile, in the boys' category, Razeeq Danial Roslie returns to lead the squad alongside Ayu Fu Sheng, Kong Wei Xiang, Lim Boon Le, Datu Anif Datu Asrah, Loh Zi Heng, Zulwaqqarizal Ahmad, Damien Ling, Shazmir Shahrul and Tan Zhi Yang. In last year's edition held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Malaysia secured one silver and three bronze medals.
Barnama
3 days ago
- Sport
- Barnama
BAM Unveils Squad For Asian Junior Meet In Indonesia
KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 (Bernama) -- 2024 World Junior Championships doubles finalists Dania Sofea Zaidi and Low Zi Yu have been named in the Malaysian girls team for the upcoming Badminton Asia Junior Championships (BAJC), scheduled to take place in Solo, Indonesia from July 18 to 27. Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), in a statement today, said the newly crowned Slovak Open champions will be joined by the pair of Noraqilah Maisarah Ramdan and Nur Aina Maisarah Hatta, who finished as runners-up at the same tournament. "The girls' team will also feature Lee Mun, Oo Shan Zi, Eng Ler Qi, Lim Zhi Shin, Nicole Tan and Nicole Chau," the statement added.
The Star
11-05-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Dania-Zi Yu show they can take over from Pearly-Thinaah in future
Show of supremacy: Dania Sofea Zaidi-Low Zi Yu beat Noraqilah Maisarah Ramdan-Nur Aina Maisarah Hatta 21-17, 21-19 in an all-Malaysian final clash in Bratislava. PETALING JAYA: Promising shuttlers Dania Sofea Zaidi-Low Zi Yu are shaping up nicely to take over the baton from stars Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah one day after capturing their first senior crown at the Slovak Open. But first, the reigning girls Under-18 champions Dania-Zi Yu will be out to make their presence felt in the Asian Junior Championships from July 18-27 in Solo, Indonesia. The 17-year-old Dania and Zi Yu, 14, came out on top over Noraqilah Maisarah Ramdan-Nur Aina Maisarah Hatta 21-17, 21-19 in an all-Malaysian final clash in Bratislava on Saturday. The duo have continued their fine progress after winning silver in the World Junior meet last October and claiming their first international title at the Dutch Junior in February. Dania-Zi Yu look like Malaysia's best bet to win gold in the Asian Junior meet and will be keen to maintain their form ahead of the tourney when they compete next in the Slovenian Open which starts on Wednesday in Maribor. Meanwhile, it was also a good outing for Noraqilah, 17, and Nur Aina, 15, who managed to reach the final in their first international tournament together. The duo showed that they could be a strong back-up pair for Malaysia in the Asian Junior meet. There was also positives in the men's doubles when Loh Ziheng-Tan Zhi Yang finished runners-up after narrowly losing 15-21, 21-12, 19-21 to Poland's Adrian Krawczyk-Szymon Slepecki. Junior doubles head coach Pang Cheh Chang was happy with his charges' overall showing in the tournament but wants them to stay grounded ahead of tougher challenges ahead. 'For me, this is part of the process to develop the young players like Dania, Low, Aqilah, Aina, Ziheng, Zhi Yang to become more mature players,' said Cheh Chang. 'But the players should also understand that they need to learn to adapt their game and develop their own mentality in order to handle different situations and challenges in upcoming tournaments.' FINAL RESULTS (Malaysians unless stated) Men's singles: Charles Fouyn (Bel) bt Muh Kasra (Swe) 13-21, 21-9, 23-21. Men's doubles: Adrian Krawczyk-Szymon Slepecki (Pol) bt Loh Ziheng-Tan Zhi Yang 21-15, 12-21, 21-19. Women's singles: Aalisha Naik (Ind) bt Liao Jui-chi (Tpe) 25-23, 21-9. Women's doubles: Dania Sofea Zaidi-Low Zi Yu bt Noraqilah Maisarah Ramdan-Nur Aina Maisarah Hatta 21-17, 21-19. Mixed doubles: Mihajlo Tomic-Andjela Vitman (Ser) bt Chen Hung-ming-Chang Yun-jung (Tpe) 21-13, 21-8.
