ASEAN Games Australia 2013: Tennis, futsal, ultimate frisbee… Malaysia “boleh”!
FINAL scores are in for tennis, futsal and ultimate frisbee, and after an overall tally, it looks like Malaysia has wiped the floor with most of the other ASEAN countries at the 2013 ASEAN Games Australia. Leon Saw wraps up the tournament.
It’s a wrap.
Malaysia won the majority of the ASEAN Games Australia 2013, including the badminton, netball and squash events.
Team Power Rangers (in white) took home the Futsal title at this year’s ASEAN Games. Photo: Simon Tay
Pictured, team Big Black Bananas up against Power Rangers. Photo: Simon Tay
In the futsal finals, Malaysian team Power Rangers also beat Indonesian team That’s What She Said, six goals to one for the gold medal.
The tennis events were a similar story.
Sean Yip won the gold medal for Malaysia in the men’s singles for tennis. Photo: Samuel Eng
Indonesia’s Joni Suryawan lost 6-4, 6-1 against Sean Yip to take home silver. Photo: Samuel Eng
Malaysian Sean Yip captured the men’s singles title in straight sets, 6 – 4, 6 – 1 and (with compatriot Xian Long Chan) the men’s doubles titles, 6–2, 3–6, 10-7.
For the women’s singles, 2012 champ Elaine Koay struggled to hang on to her title this time round, and was defeated by fellow Malaysian Huey Teng Sia in straights sets 6–2, 6–1.
Malaysia’s Huey Teng Sia defeats 2012 champ Elaine Koay in straight sets. Photo: Samuel Eng
Elaine Koay takes home silver in this year’s ASEAN Games. Photo: Samuel Eng
And it was an all-Malaysian affair at the Ultimate Frisbee finals with team Shake Shake winning 5–4 against team Chubby Bunny.
Ulitmate Frisbee. Photo: Teck Chang
Ulitmate Frisbee. Photo: Teck Chang
Ultimate Frisbee. Photo: Teck Chang
Ultimate Frisbee. Photo: Teck Chang
Ultimate Frisbee. Photo: Teck Chang
Only the Filipino basketball players triumphed over the Malaysians.
More than 900 competitors from the 10 ASEAN nations took part in the ASEAN Games Australia 2013.
“I am very pleased with the turnout of this year’s ASEAN Games Australia,” ASEAN Games Australia 2013 project director Jin Xi Cheong said.
“Participation was up 15 per cent from last year’s Games.”
He hopes the tournament will continue to grow and improve, and that the ASEAN Games Australia 2014 will be bigger and better.
“I would like to continue to increase the turnout to make the tournament more competitive, but also maintain a friendly atmosphere in line with the ASEAN spirit,” he said.