PUTRAJAYA: Junior shuttler Kong Wei Xiang emerged victorious in a clash of two players from the BA of Malaysia (BAM) when he captured the boys' singles Under-16 crown at the AFFIN 100PLUS JET Finals on Sunday.
The Penang-born only needed 35 minutes to bag the title with a 21-14, 21-15 victory over Lim Boon Le at the Putrajaya BA Hall here.
However, Boon Le made up for the loss by clinching the boys' doubles title with Tiew Wei Jie.
Boon Le-Wei Jie had to pull out all the stops before they overcome BAM compatriots Ahmad Redzuan-Isyraf Hafizin 22-20, 12-21, 21-17 in a final that lasted almost an hour.
Meanwhile, Saidatul Saadiah Muhammad pulled off an upset to take the girls' singles Under-16 title when she overcame high-riding Ong Xin Ru in the final.
The 15-year-old Sabahan showed great determination to record a 21-19, 21-17 victory over Xin Ru.
It was more straightforward in the girls' doubles Under-16 final with Carine Tee-Lee Mun taking the crown, with a 21-9, 21-9 win over BAM compatriots Teh Si Yan-Teh Xin Ying 21-9, 21-9.
RESULTS (ALL FINALS)
UNDER-16
Boys' singles: Kong Wei Xiang bt Lim Boon Le 21-14, 21-15;
Doubles: Lim Boon Le-Tiew Wei Jie bt Ahmad Redzuan-Isyraf Hafizin 22-20, 12-21, 21-17.
Girls' singles: Saidatul Saadiah Muhammad bt Ong Xin Ru 21-19, 21-17;
Doubles: Carine Tee-Lee Mun bt Teh Si Yan-Teh Xin Ying 21-9, 21-9.
UNDER-14
Boys' singles: Khashah Khairul Azlan bt Ng Hao Tong 21-19, 14-21, 23-21;
Doubles: Muhd Noor Hanafi-Tze Han Wong bt Khashah Khairul Azlan-Saufi Fakhrul Hakim 23-21, 21-13.
Girls' singles: Chong Wan Xin bt Siti Nuraminah Abdullah 21-11, 19-21, 21-19;
Doubles: Leong Hwee Ling-A. Mahalakshmi bt Lau Xin En-Teoh Min Yi 18-21, 21-13, 21-19.
UNDER-12
Boys' singles: Chiam Zi Hong bt Rosni Nur Izz Daniel 21-10, 23-21;
Doubles: Jayden Lim Zhehui-Julius Yeo Ken Hong bt Caleb Voon Jia Cheng-Lucas Ho Ming Joon 21-16, 14-21, 21-6.
Girls' singles: G. Vashnika bt Nur Aina Batrisya Mohd Effendy 21-18, 21-11;
Doubles: Lee Han Ning-Nur Khalishah Abdul Razak bt Liau Xin Yi-Yap Wan Xin 21-18, 21-18.