Kemenangan Thailand dalam Piala Axiata 2014

KUALA LUMPUR (7 DECEMBER 2014): Thailand gave a majestic performance to be crowned 2014 Axiata Cup champions despite holding Indonesia to a 2-2 draw in the final at the Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium today.

Runners-up in 2013, the Thais were successful this time around at the same venue with an all-round performance against the Indonesians who once again failed to win the title since their 2012 inaugural victory in Jakarta.

Based on the Axiata Cup tournament format which gives advantage to the team that wins more points if the overall score is tied at 2-2, Thailand was undoubtedly proclaimed winners as they had won a total of 140 points against 138 by Indonesia – a lead of two points.

Thailand received USD400, 000 (RM1.2 million) as champions while Indonesia took home USD200, 000 (RM700,000). Asia All-Stars and defending champions Malaysia also played to a 2-2 draw but the Asian outfit finished third based on the same format.

In the final analysis, Asia All-Stars won 147 points against Malaysia’s 140 – a lead of seven points to pocket USD150,000 (RM480,000) while the Malaysians earned USD100,000 (RM330,000).

Europe All-Stars ended their campaign once again in fifth position to earn USD60,000 (RM200,000) followed by Vietnam USD40,000 (RM140,000), Singapore USD30,000 (RM110,000) and Philippines USD20,000 (RM70,000).

Thailand head coach, Udom Leangphecharapon, said: “We are very excited with this victory. It came at a right time but one that was filled with a lot of pressure. Thailand had targeted both the men and women’s singles matches as Tanongsak (Saensomboonsuk) was confident of playing against Tommy (Sugiarto).

“But the players were under tremendous pressure when we lost the men’s doubles. I think to win by a mere two-point is very exciting and a memorable experience.”

Indonesia head coach, Ariyono Minaret, described his team’s defeat as just unfortunate, but praised his players for their fighting spirit.

“Tommy’s defeat had in way affected the team but we cannot blame the player as it’s a very different situation there. In any match, the outcome of the first singles match will determine the final overall score,” said Ariyono.

The final of the men’s singles turned out to be one of the most exciting matches of the day where world rankings were thrown out of the window.

Tanongsak, ranked at world No 27, was in his element against world No 5 Tommy. The Thai led 11-5 in the first game before Tommy edged closer to 12-15 and then level score 15-15. It was point for point battle after this as both players once again crossed swords at 18-18. Tanongsak was first to reach 20 but Tommy again level score. But the Indonesian twice hit the shuttle into the net to give Tanongsak victory by 22-20 after a 42-minute battle.

Ratchanok Intanon was next up against Hana Ramadhini in women singles. The world No 7 confirmed Thailand’s determination with a 21-9, 21-12 win over Hana in 37 minutes to give the Thais an overall 2-0 lead and a step closer to the title.

The baton was now passed on to Wannawat Ampunsuwan-Patiphat Chalardchaleam to seal their fate against Markis Kido and the experienced Hendra Setiawan in men’s doubles. But that was never to be as the Indonesians sailed to a 21-16, 21-12 victory in 25 minutes. The score now stands at Thailand 2 Indonesia 1.

It was now left to the Thai mixed doubles pair of Maneepong Jongjit-Sapsiree Taerattanachai to bring them home against Riky Widianto-Richi Puspita Dili. A straight games win by Thailand here would mean it was all over for Indonesia.

But Riky and Dili had other plans. They kept their composure to pull off victory by 21-17 in the first game and denied the Thais of making inroads in the second as well to win 21-10. The match ended in a draw but the Thais knew the Axiata Cup was theirs for the first time as they led by a mere two points in the final countdown.

National singles coach Rashid Sidek lamented that the technical problems with the lighting system had disrupted Chong Wei Feng’s momentum in his opening men’s singles match against Hong Kong’s Hu Yun.

“He was doing fine in the early stages of the first game until the problem started and eventually lost 20-22,” said Rashid, adding that he had targeted a Malaysian victory in men’s singles, men’s doubles and mix doubles to pull them through.

“Hu Yun is a good player and Wei Feng can match him point for point. It is just unfortunate that he lost his momentum in the first game. It is never easy coming back against good players and he did just that but lost 16-21 in the second game,” said Rashid.

For the record, Wei Feng defeated Hu Yun 21-18, 15- 21, 21-16 in the preliminary round of the Axiata Cup in Jakarta 10 days ago. Malaysia won the tie 3-1.

Rashid also defended Tee Jing Yi’s performance against Taiwanese Tai Tzu Yin, who was fast in attack and equally quick in defence.

“I think overall Jing Yi gave her very best considering she is still recovering from a left knee injury. We saw how she performed against Indonesia in the semi-finals and won her tie. Her recovery period was slow today,” said Rashid.

Jing Yi, Malaysia’s best bet in women singles with a world ranking of 29 was up against Tai Tzu, currently ranked at world No 6. It was by far going to be a one-sided affair but the Malaysian gave all she had but lost 12-21, 8-21 in 27 minutes.

In men’s doubles, Tan Boon Heong-Tan Wee Kiong rolled over to a 21-11, 21-13 victory over India’s Manu Attri-Sumeeth Reddy to pull Malaysia back on track with a 2-1 overall lead and the mixed doubles pair of Chan Peng Soon-Lai Pei Jing sealed it to force a 2-2 draw following 21-19, 21-19 win against Hong Kong pair Lee Chun Hei-Chau Hoi Wah.

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS…..Thailand celebrate their victory in the Axiata Cup 2014.

Indonesia’s Tommy Sugiarto in action against Thailand’s Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk.

Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon in action against Indonesia’s Hana Ramadhini.

RESULTS

FINAL: THAILAND 2 INDONESIA 2

Men’s Singles: Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk bt Tommy Sugiarto 22-20, 21-13.
Women’s Singles: Ratchanok Intanon bt Hana Ramadhini 21-9, 21-12.
Men’s Doubles: Wannawat Ampunsuwan-Patiphat Chalardchaleam lost to Hendra Setiawan-Markis Kido 16-21,12-21.
Mixed Doubles: Maneepong Jongjit-Sapsiree Taerattanachai lost to Riky Widianto-Richi Puspita Dili 17-21, 10-21.

3rd / 4th Play-off: MALAYSIA 2 ASIA ALL-STARS 2

Men’s Singles: Chong Wei Feng lost to Hu Yun (HKG) 20-22, 16-21.
Women’s Singles: Tee Jing Yi lost to Tzu Ying (TPE) 12-21, 8-21.
Men’s Doubles: Tan Boon Heong-Tan Wee Kiong bt Manu Attri-Sumeeth Reddy (IND) 21-11, 21-13.
Mixed Doubles: Chan Peng Soon-Lai Pei Jing bt Lee Chun Hei-Chau Hoi Wah (HKG) 21-19, 21-19.

ABOUT AXIATA

Axiata is one of the largest Asian telecommunications companies. Axiata has controlling interests in mobile operators in Malaysia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Cambodia with significant strategic stakes in India and Singapore. In addition, the Malaysian grown holding company has a stake in non-mobile telecommunication operations in Pakistan.

The Group’s mobile subsidiaries and associates operate under the brand name ‘Celcom’ in Malaysia, ‘XL’ in Indonesia, ‘Dialog’ in Sri Lanka, ‘Robi’ in Bangladesh, ‘Smart’ in Cambodia, ‘Idea’ in India and ‘M1’ in Singapore.

The Group, including its subsidiaries and associates, has over 250 million mobile subscribers in Asia. The Group revenue for 2013 was USD5.8 billion. The Group provides employment to over 20,000 people across Asia. Axiata’s vision is to be a regional champion by 2015 by piecing together the best throughout the region in connectivity, technology and talent, uniting them towards a single goal: Advancing Asia.

Axiata was awarded the Frost & Sullivan 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 Asia Pacific ICT Award for Best Telecom Group and the Telecom Asia Best Regional Mobile Group 2010 and 2011 for its operations in multiple Asian markets.

Related Info : Indonesia, Thailand and All-Star in Semis

Indonesia, Thailand dan All-Star Asia dalam Semifinal - Axiata Cup 2014

(Jakarta) - Malaysia packed enough firepower to sent Philippines crashing to a 4-0 defeat in the Axiata Cup at the Britama Arena Sports Mall in Kelapa Gading, Jakarta today to improve their chances of advancing to the semi-finals stage.

The Malaysians now need to clear one more hurdle – against Singapore on Wednesday to be assured of moving on into the semi-finals from Dec 6-7 in Kuala Lumpur.

Indonesia moved up to 21 points to lead the standings for now following tonight’s 3-1 win over All-Star Europe which is indeed good news for the Malaysians. The only glitch in the Indonesian victory was the retirement of Lindaweni Fanetri in her women’s singles match againstScotland’s Kirsty Gilmour.

Competing for the first time in the tournament after returning from the Macau Open recently, Lindaweni won the first game 21-18. In the second she led 15-13 but complained of cramps in her left leg and eventually lost 18-21 to Kirtsty but retired after that to seek medical treatment.

Thailand and All-Star Asia have also qualified for the semi-finals, joining Indonesia. The Thais defeated Vietnam 3-1 to gain 18 points to stay in second spot and play the host nation on Wednesday in the last of preliminary round matches while All-Star Asia thrashed Singapore 4-0 to move to third in the standings with 16 points.

Defending champions Malaysia have 15 points and stay in fourth spot.

As for the Europeans, their hopes of making the last four would virtually evaporate and at best will finish in fifth spot even if they outclass Vietnam by 4-0 tomorrow as they would have only have accumulated 16 points, unless the Malaysians go down all the way against the Singaporeans.

The top four teams with the most accumulated number of games won after the league round qualify for the semi-finals at the Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium.

“We are glad that Indonesia defeated the Europeans tonight. That puts us in a far better position to make it to the semi-finals,” said team manager-cum-coach Pang Cheh Chang today.

“We will have to work harder and get past Singapore without dropping any games. I am confident we will qualify for thesemi-finals,” he added.

In men’s singles today, Chong Wei Feng took 29 minutes to end Jason Oba-On’s ambitious hopes with a 21-12, 21-14 win, and Tee Jing Yi stormed to a 21-12, 21-12 victory over the inexperienced Airah Mae Nicole Aldo in women singles to give Malaysia a 2-0 lead.

However, the men’s doubles pair of Tan Boon Heong-Tan Wee Kiong went through a harrowing experience against Philip Joper Escueta-Ronel Estanislao before prevailing 24-22 and 21-11.

There was nothing the Filipinos could do to stop Malaysia’s march as their mixed doubles combination of Paul Jefferson Vivas-Eleanor Christine Inlayo crashed out 16-21, 17-21 to Chan Peng Soon-Lai Pei Jing.

Except for Tommy Sugiarto who was rested, the Indonesians paraded a stellar line-up by including all their top players against the Europeans - Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka in men’s singles, Lindaweni Fanetri for women’s singles, Hendra Setiawan-Muhammad Ahsan, ranked world No 2 in men’s doubles and the mixed double pair of Tontowi Ahmad-Liliyana Natsir, ranked world No 4.

Rumbaka was in his element against Brice Leverdez, winning 21-12 the first game but was stretched to the limits by the Frenchman before prevailing 24-22 in the second game. Kirsty, however, level the score 1-1 following Lindaweni’s retirement in women’s singles.

Hendra-Muhammad Ahsan, however, made it 2-1 for Indonesia, defeating European champions Vladimir Ivanov-Ivan Sozonov 20-22, 21-19, 21-14 while the mixed doubles pair of Tontowi Ahmad-Liliyana Natsir sealed it with a 21-18, 21-19 win of Scottish pair Robert Blair-Imogen Bankier.

Singapore also introduced last week’s Macau Open champions Danny Bawa Chrisnanta-Chayut Triyacart but suffered a 4-0 defeat against All-Star Asia.

There were changes in the order of play in the Thailand-Vietnam tie. The men’s doubles match was played first instead of men’s singles as Maneepong Jongjit was also to feature in mixed doubles later on alongside Sapsiree Taerattanachai.

Maneepong and Nipitphon Puangpuapech had it easy against Bao Minh-Huynh Nguyen Khang and won 21-17, 21-13 but Boonsak Ponsana was a letdown in men’s singles as far as the Thais were concerned. He lost 18-21, 13-21 to Nguyen Tien Minh which provided the Vietnamese an opportunity to level score at 1-1.

But Porntip Buranaprasertsuk, featuring in women’s singles in place of 2013 World champion Ratchanok Intanon, and Maneepong-Sapsiree made amends for that setback.

Porntip enjoyed good fortunes against Dinh Thi Phuong Hong to win 21-13, 21-8 while Maneepong-Sapsiree disposed Duong Bao Duc-Dang Kim Ngan in a three-game battle to win 14-21, 21-11, 21-17 in just 30 minutes.

Indonesia’s Lindaweni Fanetri in action against All-Star Europes Kirsty Gilmour.

All-Star Europe’s Brice Leverdez against Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka of Indonesia

All-Star Asia’s Manu Attri (front) and Sumeeth Reddy in action against Singapore’s Danny Bawa Chrisnanta-Chayut Triyacart

RESULTS – Malaysia 4 Philippines 0:

Men’s Singles: Chong Wei Feng bt Jason Oba-On 21-12, 21-14.

Women’s Singles: Tee Jing Yi bt Airah Mae Nicole Aldo 21-12, 21-12.

Men’s Doubles: Tan Boon Heong-Tan Wee Kiong bt Philip Joper Escueta-Ronel Estanislao 24-22, 21-11.

Mixed Doubles: Chan Peng Soon-Lai Pei Jing v Paul Jefferson Vivas-Eleanor Christine Inlayo 21-16, 21-17.

Indonesia 3 All-Star Europe 1:

Men’s Singles: Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka bt Brice Leverdez (Fra) 21-12, 24-22.

Women’s Singles: Lindaweni Fanetri lost to Kirsty Gilmour (Scot) 21-18, 18-21 (rtd).

Men’s Doubles: Hendra Setiawan-Muhammad Ahsan bt Vladimir Ivanov-Ivan Sozonov (Rus) 20-22, 21-19, 21-14.

Mixed Doubles: Tontowi Ahmad-Liliyana Natsir v Robert Blair-Imogen Bankier (Scot) 21-18, 21-19.

All-Star Asia 4 Singapore 0:

Mixed Doubles: Lee Chun Hei-Chau Hoi Wah (HK) bt Danny Bawa Chrisnanta-Vanessa Neo Yu Yan 21-17, 21-18.

Men’s Singles: Hu Yun (HK) bt Loh Kean Yew 21-18, 17-21, 21-11.

Women’s Singles: Yip Pui Yin (HK) bt Liang Xiaoyu 21-19, 21-14.

Men’s Doubles: Manu Attri-Sumeeth Reddy (Ind) bt Danny Bawa Chrisnanta-Chayut Triyacart 21-17, 20-22, 21-12.

Thailand 3 Vietnam 1

Men’s Doubles: Maneepong Jongjit-Nipitphon Puangpuapech bt Bao Minh-Huynh Nguyen Khang 21-17, 21-13.

Men’s Singles: Boonsak Ponsana lost to Nguyen Tien Minh 18-21, 13-21.

Women’s Singles: Porntip Buranaprasertsuk bt Dinh Thi Phuong Hong 21-13, 21-8.

Mixed Doubles: Maneepong Jongjit-Sapsiree Taerattanachai bt Duong Bao Duc-Dang Kim Ngan 14-21, 21-11, 21-17.

Wednesday Schedule (3 December, 2014):
Indonesia v Thailand; All-Star Asia v Philippines (both matches start at 12 noon); Malaysia v Singapore; All-Star Europe v Vietnam (Both matches start at 6.0pm).

ABOUT AXIATA

Axiata is one of the largest Asian telecommunications companies. Axiata has controlling interests in mobile operators in Malaysia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and
Cambodia with significant strategic stakes in India and Singapore. In addition, the Malaysian grown holding company has a stake in non-mobile telecommunication operations in Pakistan.

The Group’s mobile subsidiaries and associates operate under the brand name ‘Celcom’ in Malaysia, ‘XL’ in Indonesia, ‘Dialog’ in Sri Lanka, ‘Robi’ in Bangladesh,
‘Smart’ in Cambodia, ‘Idea’ in India and ‘M1’ in Singapore.

The Group, including its subsidiaries and associates, has over 250 million mobile subscribers in Asia. The Group revenue for 2013 was USD5.8 billion. The Group
provides employment to over 20,000 people across Asia. Axiata’s vision is to be a regional champion by 2015 by piecing together the best throughout the region
in connectivity, technology and talent, uniting them towards a single goal: Advancing Asia.

Axiata was awarded the Frost & Sullivan 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 Asia Pacific ICT Award for Best Telecom Group and the Telecom Asia Best Regional
Mobile Group 2010 and 2011 for its operations in multiple Asian markets.

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Aremania, suporter fanatik Arema Cronus, Sabtu (6/12/2014) digegerkan broadcast messenger yang menyebutkan gelandang Ahmad Bustomi meninggal karena kecelakaan.

Berita pun menyebar dengan sangat cepat dan tak hanya di BBM, tapi juga di ranah internet. Malah banyak yang memberikan ucapan belasungkawa dan turut melanjutkan info tersebut ke Aremania lainnya.

Faktanya, Ahmad Bustomi masih segar bugar dan pagi itu berlarian di lapangan Stadion Gajayana menjalani latihan rutin bersama tim. Pemain kelahiran Jombang itu juga terkejut dengan kabar tersebut. Tak ketinggalan orang tuanya yang datang langsung ke Gajayana.

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Tak sedikit Aremania yang kemudian marah dengan menyebarnya pesan yang tak bertanggungjawab tersebut.

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Media Officer Arema Cronus pun juga ikut melakukan klarifikasi agar tidak semakin mencemaskan Aremania. Baik melalui media sosial maupun pesan pendek, pihak Arema menyatakan berita soal Bustomi meninggal tidak benar.

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