KUALA LUMPUR: if anyone had expected the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) Invitational Championships to be a routine affair, they were mistaken. There were surprises galore on the first day.
RESULTS
Men's singles: Cheam June Wei bt Adil Sholeh Ali Sadikin 21-18,21-16; Ng Tze Yong bt Soong Joo Ven 21-18,21-12; Leong Jun Hao bt Liew Daren 15-21,21-14,21-16; Liew Daren bt Ng Tze Yong 21-19,21-14; Soong Joo Ven bt Leong Jun Hao 21-11,13-21,27-25; Lee Zii Jia bt Lim Chong King 21-14,21-9; Cheam June Wei bt Lim Chong King 21-9,21-19.
Men' doubles
Group A: Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik bt Choong Hon Jian-Loo Bing Kun 21-17,18-21,21-13; Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi bt Choong Hon Jian-Loo Bing Kun 21-16,21-16; Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik bt Ooi Jhy Dar-Yap Roy King 21-11,21-16; Ooi Jhy Dar-Yap Roy King bt Ching Kai Feng-Lwi Sheng Hao 21-12,21-18.
Group B: Chang Yee Jun-Chia Wei Jie bt Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong 16-21,21-12,23-21; Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani bt Chang Yee-Jun-Chia Wei Jie 21-19,21-12; Low Hang Yee-Ng Eng Cheong BT Chen Tang Jie-Mohd Nurfirdaus Azman 21-16, 21-14; Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong bt Chen Tang Jie- Mohd Nurfirdaus Azman 21-8,21-19;
Women's singles: Eoon Qi Xuan bt Lee Ying Ying 21-15,21-9; Soniia Cheah bt K. Letshanaa 21-13,21-11.
Women's doubles: Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah bt Teoh Mei Xing-Yap Ling 21-12,22-20; Chow Mei Kuan-Lee Meng Yean bt Anna Cheong-Toh Ee Wei 21-16,21-11.
Mixed doubles: Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying bt Hoo Pang Ron-Cheah Yee See 21-15, 21-15; Hoo Pang Ron-Cheah Yee See bt Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie 13-21,6-4, ret; Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying bt Chen Tang Jie-Peck Yen Wei 21-18,21-16; Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing bt Chen Tang Jie-Peck Yen Wei 23-21,21-16.