The Brunei Times
Monday, February 22, 2010
THE Land Department yesterday held the Land's Department 100 Years Modern Land Administration Badminton Open 2010 Championship at the Multipurpose Hall of the Youth and Sports Centre in Bandar Seri Begawan.
Open to all Land's Department staff, some 15 teams participated in the competition.
The guest of honour, Pg Abd Wahab Pg Hassan, the Land Commissioner, was present to hand over prizes to the winning teams.
Last Minute, represented by Fadli Hj Sukarjo and Lamin Layang, won the Men's Doubles category.
Second place fell to Penaksiran Blog.Spot, made up of Hj Harun Budin and Eddy Nor Ezwan Hj Mohammad.
The pair of Hj Saharuddin Hj Sabtu and Hj Tusin Momin finished third while Erwan Shawal and Hj Darussani Abd Manap placed fourth.
In the Open Doubles category, Mat Yassin Hj Abdullah and Suriati Hj Musa were the champions.
Runners-up went to the Warriors pair of Hj Junaidi Hj Pudin and Fadli Hj Sukarjo.
Third were Hjh Fauziah Hj Md Said and Hj Saharuddin Hj Sabtu while Sahabas claimed fourth.The Brunei Times
Monday 22 February 2010
Bad day for Stella's School shuttlers
The Brunei Times
Monday, February 22, 2010
STELLA'S SCHOOL fielded two teams for the Badminton Team Tournament between Private Schools and both were unable to come up with a win in their first test at the Multipurpose Hall of the Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Secondary School yesterday.
Hosts Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (SHHB) Secondary School bounced back from the defeat against tournament favourites Chung Hwa Middle School on Friday by beating Stella's School B 3-0.
In the first match between the two schools Stella B's shuttlers did not have a chance against the Yayasan SHHB duo of Kaniz Abd Shakoor and Siniah Hj Simat.
The Stella B ladies were in each other's way most of the time and the lack of chemistry was the main cause of their defeat as Yayasan SHHB won 21-3 in the first set.
Stella B slowly started to get into the game at 18-9 in the second set, but it was far too late by then as they were not able to reply the deadly smashes from the Malay Language and Geography teachers to lose 21-10.
Kaniz and Siniah's Yayasan SHHB teammates were also able to get positive results over Stella B to make it 3-0.
"We are very happy with the win," said Kaniz and Siniah.
"We're going to do our best for the tournament and hopefully we'll get to at least reach the semi-finals."
Those were also the words echoed by Tutong Public's Dk Hjh Sarah and Hjh Noi who also won in their match against Stella A.
Smiling broadly after the match Dk Hjh Sarah and Hjh Noi said: "We're extremely happy with the results even though we were very nervous before playing.
"We're aiming for at least the semi-finals spot," they added.
They were the last pair representing Tutong Public and their match was merely a consolation affair as the team were already 2-0 up, their teammates delivering the win earlier.
Even though the duo had not actually practised for the tournament they won their match to make it a perfect 3-0 win for Tutong Public.
St John's School of Kuala Belait were also victorious beating Bright Jigsaw 2-1.
The tournament will resume on March 5.
Monday, February 22, 2010
STELLA'S SCHOOL fielded two teams for the Badminton Team Tournament between Private Schools and both were unable to come up with a win in their first test at the Multipurpose Hall of the Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Secondary School yesterday.
Hosts Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (SHHB) Secondary School bounced back from the defeat against tournament favourites Chung Hwa Middle School on Friday by beating Stella's School B 3-0.
In the first match between the two schools Stella B's shuttlers did not have a chance against the Yayasan SHHB duo of Kaniz Abd Shakoor and Siniah Hj Simat.
The Stella B ladies were in each other's way most of the time and the lack of chemistry was the main cause of their defeat as Yayasan SHHB won 21-3 in the first set.
Stella B slowly started to get into the game at 18-9 in the second set, but it was far too late by then as they were not able to reply the deadly smashes from the Malay Language and Geography teachers to lose 21-10.
Kaniz and Siniah's Yayasan SHHB teammates were also able to get positive results over Stella B to make it 3-0.
"We are very happy with the win," said Kaniz and Siniah.
"We're going to do our best for the tournament and hopefully we'll get to at least reach the semi-finals."
Those were also the words echoed by Tutong Public's Dk Hjh Sarah and Hjh Noi who also won in their match against Stella A.
Smiling broadly after the match Dk Hjh Sarah and Hjh Noi said: "We're extremely happy with the results even though we were very nervous before playing.
"We're aiming for at least the semi-finals spot," they added.
They were the last pair representing Tutong Public and their match was merely a consolation affair as the team were already 2-0 up, their teammates delivering the win earlier.
Even though the duo had not actually practised for the tournament they won their match to make it a perfect 3-0 win for Tutong Public.
St John's School of Kuala Belait were also victorious beating Bright Jigsaw 2-1.
The tournament will resume on March 5.
Team Tournament: Winning start for CHMS KB shuttlers
The Brunei Times
Saturday, February 20, 2010
CHUNG Hua Middle School Kuala Belait (CHMS KB) took some time off celebrating the Chinese New Year to beat the Private Education Unit (PEU) 2-1 in the opener of yesterday's Badminton Team Tournament between Private Schools held in conjunction with the 2009 Teacher's Day.
Organised by the Ministry of Education's Private Education Unit, the competition at the Multipurpose Hall of the Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Secondary School see 12 men's teams and 17 women's teams compete for the title of champions.
The men of CHMS KB awarded their opponents a walkover win in the first match but came back to win the second match 21-15, 21-21 to tie the game.
It was the match which drew most of the crowd's attention, and CHMS KB prevailed despite PEU looking the more experienced side.
The team from Kuala Belait then went on to win the third match 21-13, 21-3 to make it a worthwhile trip to the capital.
"We are very happy with our performance since we came up all the way from Kuala Belait for this," said one of CHMS KB's players, Gerard Sung.
"I think we won because of the way we arranged our matches and paired up the right players. We played the correct line-up.
"Our aim is to get into the final though we have only been practising on and off for the past couple of months," said Sung, who partnered Mak Soon Kok in the second match yesterday.
Their next game is against Chung Lian on March 5.
Though Sung said he was not sure which were the teams to watch out for, he added that he heard Chung Hwa Middle School (CHMS BSB) would pose a challenge.
The other men's match saw St Andrew's beat Nusa Laila 3-0.
Meanwhile in the women's category, CHMS BSB beat the Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Secondary School 3-0 and PEU overcame Nusa Laila 3-0.
In her speech at the opening ceremony, the chairperson of the tournament's executive committee stressed that the competition was used to instil a sporting spirit among the contestants and also a healthy lifestyle.
"Among its aims are also to strengthen the ties between the schools and teachers taking part in this competition," Ismah Hj Besar added.
The competition resumes at 10am tomorrow, with three men's matches and 10 women's matches to be played throughout the day.
The final is set for March 12 at 2.45pm.
The guest of honour at yesterday's opening ceremony was Dk Hjh Mastoli Pg Seri Indera Pg Hj Ismail, Director General of the Ministry of Education.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
CHUNG Hua Middle School Kuala Belait (CHMS KB) took some time off celebrating the Chinese New Year to beat the Private Education Unit (PEU) 2-1 in the opener of yesterday's Badminton Team Tournament between Private Schools held in conjunction with the 2009 Teacher's Day.
Organised by the Ministry of Education's Private Education Unit, the competition at the Multipurpose Hall of the Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Secondary School see 12 men's teams and 17 women's teams compete for the title of champions.
The men of CHMS KB awarded their opponents a walkover win in the first match but came back to win the second match 21-15, 21-21 to tie the game.
It was the match which drew most of the crowd's attention, and CHMS KB prevailed despite PEU looking the more experienced side.
The team from Kuala Belait then went on to win the third match 21-13, 21-3 to make it a worthwhile trip to the capital.
"We are very happy with our performance since we came up all the way from Kuala Belait for this," said one of CHMS KB's players, Gerard Sung.
"I think we won because of the way we arranged our matches and paired up the right players. We played the correct line-up.
"Our aim is to get into the final though we have only been practising on and off for the past couple of months," said Sung, who partnered Mak Soon Kok in the second match yesterday.
Their next game is against Chung Lian on March 5.
Though Sung said he was not sure which were the teams to watch out for, he added that he heard Chung Hwa Middle School (CHMS BSB) would pose a challenge.
The other men's match saw St Andrew's beat Nusa Laila 3-0.
Meanwhile in the women's category, CHMS BSB beat the Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Secondary School 3-0 and PEU overcame Nusa Laila 3-0.
In her speech at the opening ceremony, the chairperson of the tournament's executive committee stressed that the competition was used to instil a sporting spirit among the contestants and also a healthy lifestyle.
"Among its aims are also to strengthen the ties between the schools and teachers taking part in this competition," Ismah Hj Besar added.
The competition resumes at 10am tomorrow, with three men's matches and 10 women's matches to be played throughout the day.
The final is set for March 12 at 2.45pm.
The guest of honour at yesterday's opening ceremony was Dk Hjh Mastoli Pg Seri Indera Pg Hj Ismail, Director General of the Ministry of Education.
Ministry of Education badminton tournament
The Brunei Times
Thursday, February 18, 2010
The Ministry of Education will be organising the Badminton Team Tournament between Private Schools in conjunction with 2009 Teacher's Day this Friday.
According to a Press release issued by the tournament's organisers yesterday, the Ministry of Education's Private Education Unit, the competition at the Multipurpose Hall of the Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Secondary School will start at 2:45pm.
Group stage matches will held on Sunday and will resume next Friday from 8:30am to 4:30pm.
The quarter-finals and semi-finals will be contested on March 7 from 8:30am to 4:30pm as well, with the final on March 12 set to start at 2:45pm followed by the prize presentation.
The Press release added that the guest of honour at the opening ceremony will be Dk Hjh Mastoli Pg Seri Indera Pg Hj Ismail, Director General of the Ministry of Education.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
The Ministry of Education will be organising the Badminton Team Tournament between Private Schools in conjunction with 2009 Teacher's Day this Friday.
According to a Press release issued by the tournament's organisers yesterday, the Ministry of Education's Private Education Unit, the competition at the Multipurpose Hall of the Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Secondary School will start at 2:45pm.
Group stage matches will held on Sunday and will resume next Friday from 8:30am to 4:30pm.
The quarter-finals and semi-finals will be contested on March 7 from 8:30am to 4:30pm as well, with the final on March 12 set to start at 2:45pm followed by the prize presentation.
The Press release added that the guest of honour at the opening ceremony will be Dk Hjh Mastoli Pg Seri Indera Pg Hj Ismail, Director General of the Ministry of Education.
Sunday 14 February 2010
Brunei Shuttlers Still Without A Coach
Borneo Bulletin
Sunday, 14 February 2010
Bandar Seri Begawan - The Brunei national shuttlers have been training the past two months at the Menglait Sports Complex without a head coach in sight.
Sunday, 14 February 2010
Bandar Seri Begawan - The Brunei national shuttlers have been training the past two months at the Menglait Sports Complex without a head coach in sight.
According to national captain, who is the current national No 1, Jaspar Yu, the team has been slacking and found it hard to keep their motivations high without the guidance of their ex-coach Wu Xue Kai of China.
"The national team has been without a head coach for two months now and it is disappointing not to hear any updates coming from the authorities," said the 21-year-old Jaspar. When asked of his overview regarding the recently concluded Yonex Brunei Open, he said that everyone in the team did well fighting on the courts even without proper preparations. However, the results would have been better if their coach was with them the whole time before and during the tournament.
Jaspar also took time to express his concern for the current national equipment sponsorship that is increasingly a hot topic in the training camp. The national players via the Brunei National Badminton Association are in equipment sponsorship contract with the Yonex Sunrise Company from Singapore.
"As far as I know, all national players are entitled to two annual sponsorships and probably additional sponsors for tournaments. We have not received any equipment since January 2009," said Jaspar. When asked of the national side's next tournament preparations, Jaspar said that nothing is certain at the moment.
In 2009, the national side has been excluded from international tournaments for the whole year due to a budget according to feedbacks from the badminton association. The national side had only been involved in one local hosted Borneo Games for the whole of 2009 and they have bagged two targeted bronze medals in both the men and women's team event under the charge of the China-born coach Wu.
Jaspar said that there are many potential players in Brunei and he would like to see these players being groomed in the right direction with a proper training system and enough tournament exposures. The recent Yonex Brunei Open in fact has proven the national No 1 right, as many young players from all four districts showcased their abilities.
"I think what the governing bodies need to tackle immediately is to consider and appoint a qualified head coach. Most of us are heading downstream and that is not good.
"We've had a frustrating year in 2009 and we're entering February 2010. This is time for the authorities concerned to realise the importance of the role they play," he said.
Jaspar was also picked by the organisers of the Yonex Brunei Open as a Brunei representative to feature in the mixed-double exhibition match on the final day against the Japanese mixed-double icon pair of Reiko Shiota - Shintaro Ikaeda.
"It was my first time ever playing in an exhibition match and to be honest I didn't think I played my best to the crowds. However, I've learnt a great experience.
"I wasn't at my best condition to begin with since we're two months without a coach and proper training," he added.
"The Japanese are world class. There is an obvious gap between their levels and mine but I hope to close in that gap given the right opportunity. I believe we have enough talents in Brunei", said the 21-year-old confidently.Thursday 11 February 2010
Badminton: Coach Wu leaves national team
The Brunei Times
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Coach Wu Xue Kai's contract has expired.
AFTER 15 years at the helm Wu Xue Kai has left his post as the head coach of the national badminton team.
The 52-year-old Wu's contract expired after last December's 3rd Borneo Games which the Sultanate hosted, and the Department of Youth and Sports decided not to continue his services.
"My contract finished last year and I handed in my letter (to continue) after that, but the department did not want to renew it," said Wu yesterday.
"I would have liked to stay but the department told me I cannot, so I have started looking for another job," added the Chinese coach.
Wu said he had no regrets and was satisfied with his tenure which started in 1994, making him one of the longest serving national coaches in Brunei.
"I am happy with my time here and the reason I took this job was to help improve badminton in Brunei," he added.
According to the national team's assistant coach Fadzli Hj Masri, Wu's greatest success was probably guiding Ak Nur Maizi Pg Othman to gold in the men's singles competition of the 1997 Arafura Games in Darwin, Australia.
Though he refused to comment on whether the Department of Youth and Sports should have renewed Wu's contract, Fadzli admitted that the coach might not be the right man for the job any longer.
"He is a good coach but there have been a lot of differences in training since he first took over," said Fadzli yesterday.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Coach Wu Xue Kai's contract has expired.AFTER 15 years at the helm Wu Xue Kai has left his post as the head coach of the national badminton team.
The 52-year-old Wu's contract expired after last December's 3rd Borneo Games which the Sultanate hosted, and the Department of Youth and Sports decided not to continue his services.
"My contract finished last year and I handed in my letter (to continue) after that, but the department did not want to renew it," said Wu yesterday.
"I would have liked to stay but the department told me I cannot, so I have started looking for another job," added the Chinese coach.
Wu said he had no regrets and was satisfied with his tenure which started in 1994, making him one of the longest serving national coaches in Brunei.
"I am happy with my time here and the reason I took this job was to help improve badminton in Brunei," he added.
According to the national team's assistant coach Fadzli Hj Masri, Wu's greatest success was probably guiding Ak Nur Maizi Pg Othman to gold in the men's singles competition of the 1997 Arafura Games in Darwin, Australia.
Though he refused to comment on whether the Department of Youth and Sports should have renewed Wu's contract, Fadzli admitted that the coach might not be the right man for the job any longer.
"He is a good coach but there have been a lot of differences in training since he first took over," said Fadzli yesterday.
Monday 1 February 2010
Japanese Bid Farewell to Brunei Darussalam
TOP Japanese shuttlers Ikaeda Shintaro, Reiko Shiota, Noriyasu Hirata and Keita Masuda who were in Brunei for the past 4 days to promote badminton in an exhibition match in the finals of the Yonex Brunei Open Ike-Shio Cup left for Japan yesterday, 31st January 2010.
Their flight was scheduled at 19:10 (7.10pm). They will have a transit flight to Singapore then Japan.
According to Mr.Okouchi, the Japanese shuttlers have all enjoyed their stay in Brunei despite being their first visit. They have visited almost everywhere in Brunei during their stay and we hope to see them coming back to Brunei again in the future.
Present to see them off at the airport yesterday were Okouchi and Kaori from the Japanese Embassy, ex-national head coach Imay Hendra and current national shuttler Jasper.
Sadly, representative officials from Brunei National Badminton Association were nowhere to be seen at the airport.
Bon Voyage!
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