The Brunei Times
His Royal Highness Prince 'Abdul Mateen (L) and Md Nazlee Pehin Dato Hj Jaafar in action at the Yang Amat Mulia Pg Indera Mahkota Pg (Dr) Kamaluddin Al-Haj Badminton Championship Cup at the Multipurpose Hall of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex in Berakas last night.THE pair of His Royal Highness Prince 'Abdul Mateen and Md Nazlee Pehin Dato Hj Jaafar were ousted off the Yang Amat Mulia Pg Indera Mahkota Pg (Dr) Kamaluddin Al-Haj Badminton Championship Cup after losing lost 19-21, 20-22 at the Multipurpose Hall of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex in Berakas last night.
After surviving a scare on Sunday night only to bounce back to win 2-1, lady luck was not on their side last night against the pair of Pg Anak Ghaffar Idris and Wadud Mahrub.
Competing in Men's Doubles B, the duo got off to a bad start when HRH conceded the first point.
However, their opponents also conceded unnecessary points to keep the match tight. It was then that HRH won points in succession to finally take a one-point lead at 11-10 at the interval.
After misjudging a shot to concede a point, HRH redeemed the mistake with a shot that forced his opponents to commit a mistake which restored their lead at 14-13.
Yet his opponents didn't give up, taking the match to a point away from winning the first set, 17-20. Though HRH and Nazlee scored successfully to cut the deficit, another mistake was all it took for their opponents to claim the set at 21-19.
The pair again started on the backfoot in the second set, but Pg Anak Ghaffar and Wadud recklessly conceded points, losing the lead at 4-6.
The lack of chemistry between HRH and the AM Gunners FC striker was apparent though, losing the lead as fast as they got it. But the Prince and his partner fought back to take an 11-8 lead at the interval.
The match heated up after the brief break but the ever dependable Nazlee used his overhead smash to take a 17-14 lead.
The three-point cushion was not enough though, HRH and Nazlee committing a series of mistakes that allowed their opponents to catch up before taking the set 22-20.
A total of 40 matches were contested last night in the Men's Doubles B and Veteran Doubles category. Court action will continue today, starting at 7pm.
After surviving a scare on Sunday night only to bounce back to win 2-1, lady luck was not on their side last night against the pair of Pg Anak Ghaffar Idris and Wadud Mahrub.
Competing in Men's Doubles B, the duo got off to a bad start when HRH conceded the first point.
However, their opponents also conceded unnecessary points to keep the match tight. It was then that HRH won points in succession to finally take a one-point lead at 11-10 at the interval.
After misjudging a shot to concede a point, HRH redeemed the mistake with a shot that forced his opponents to commit a mistake which restored their lead at 14-13.
Yet his opponents didn't give up, taking the match to a point away from winning the first set, 17-20. Though HRH and Nazlee scored successfully to cut the deficit, another mistake was all it took for their opponents to claim the set at 21-19.
The pair again started on the backfoot in the second set, but Pg Anak Ghaffar and Wadud recklessly conceded points, losing the lead at 4-6.
The lack of chemistry between HRH and the AM Gunners FC striker was apparent though, losing the lead as fast as they got it. But the Prince and his partner fought back to take an 11-8 lead at the interval.
The match heated up after the brief break but the ever dependable Nazlee used his overhead smash to take a 17-14 lead.
The three-point cushion was not enough though, HRH and Nazlee committing a series of mistakes that allowed their opponents to catch up before taking the set 22-20.
A total of 40 matches were contested last night in the Men's Doubles B and Veteran Doubles category. Court action will continue today, starting at 7pm.
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