The Brunei Times
(Left) HRH Princess Fadzillah Lubabul Bulqiah in action in the first round of 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 yesterday. (Right) His Royal Highness Prince 'Abdul Mateen is one of the players to take part in the first round yesterday.THE first round of the Yang Amat Mulia Pg Indera Mahkota Pg (Dr) Kamaluddin Al-Haj Badminton Championship Cup started yesterday and His Royal Highness Prince 'Abdul Mateen and HRH Princess Fadzillah Lubabul Bulqiah both survived the first hurdle.
Contested at the Multipurpose Hall of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex in Berakas, the Prince and Princess triumphed against their respective opponents in their respective events to advance to the next round.
Competing in the Open Doubles B, HRH Prince 'Abdul Mateen took to the court with his partner, the AM Gunners FC striker Md Nazlee Pehin Dato Hj Jaafar, to win 2-1 against the pair of Hj Jack and Mus Sunardi.
The duo were almost ousted off the competition after losing 16-21 in the first set. However the Prince and Md Nazlee rallied back 21-16 in the second set to bring the match into the final set, in which they won 21-14 to move into the next round.
HRH Princess Fadzillah Lubabul Bulqiah, on the other hand, powered through the Open Mixed Doubles with partner Aziz Jaafar, winning 2-0.
Up against the pair of Suhif and Amal, HRH Princess Fadzillah Lubabul Bulqiah showed why she was a force to be reckoned with, clinching the first point with a neat drop shot over the net.
Playing at the front while Aziz guarded the rearcourt, the duo outplayed their opponents for a healthy lead of 11-5 at the interval.
The combination proved too deadly for Suhif and Amal, unable to reply to Aziz's powerful overhead shots.
Poor service by the couple only served to gift HRH and Aziz free points to extend their lead by nine points, at 19-10.
Towards the end of the first set, both pairs slugged it out to concede a point with each service. However the lead proved too much for Suhif and Amal, succumbing to a 12-21 loss in the first set with an Aziz smash.
The second set began with HRH's serve and this time the opponents gave it their all.
The two teams were involved in a neat exchange that took Aziz's smash to once again crush Suhif and Amal's defence to make it 11-6 at the interval.
After the break HRH and Aziz lost their impressive rhythm, committing mistakes that enabled their opponents to cut their lead to a mere two points, at 19-17. Yet that was as close as they got, stopped in their tracks with another smash to end the game 21-17.
The Open Doubles A was also contested yesterday.
Battle to the top will resume today starting at 7pm.
Contested at the Multipurpose Hall of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex in Berakas, the Prince and Princess triumphed against their respective opponents in their respective events to advance to the next round.
Competing in the Open Doubles B, HRH Prince 'Abdul Mateen took to the court with his partner, the AM Gunners FC striker Md Nazlee Pehin Dato Hj Jaafar, to win 2-1 against the pair of Hj Jack and Mus Sunardi.
The duo were almost ousted off the competition after losing 16-21 in the first set. However the Prince and Md Nazlee rallied back 21-16 in the second set to bring the match into the final set, in which they won 21-14 to move into the next round.
HRH Princess Fadzillah Lubabul Bulqiah, on the other hand, powered through the Open Mixed Doubles with partner Aziz Jaafar, winning 2-0.
Up against the pair of Suhif and Amal, HRH Princess Fadzillah Lubabul Bulqiah showed why she was a force to be reckoned with, clinching the first point with a neat drop shot over the net.
Playing at the front while Aziz guarded the rearcourt, the duo outplayed their opponents for a healthy lead of 11-5 at the interval.
The combination proved too deadly for Suhif and Amal, unable to reply to Aziz's powerful overhead shots.
Poor service by the couple only served to gift HRH and Aziz free points to extend their lead by nine points, at 19-10.
Towards the end of the first set, both pairs slugged it out to concede a point with each service. However the lead proved too much for Suhif and Amal, succumbing to a 12-21 loss in the first set with an Aziz smash.
The second set began with HRH's serve and this time the opponents gave it their all.
The two teams were involved in a neat exchange that took Aziz's smash to once again crush Suhif and Amal's defence to make it 11-6 at the interval.
After the break HRH and Aziz lost their impressive rhythm, committing mistakes that enabled their opponents to cut their lead to a mere two points, at 19-17. Yet that was as close as they got, stopped in their tracks with another smash to end the game 21-17.
The Open Doubles A was also contested yesterday.
Battle to the top will resume today starting at 7pm.
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