- Jonas Chern from SMK Tinggi Batu Pahat nearly made it a double celebration in the Boys’ U-15 singles and doubles category of the Allianz Junior Badminton Championship (AJBC) 2025 held in Gelang Patah, Johor recently.
- In the Boys’ U-15 singles final, he defeated partner Khor Chen Feng of SMK Desa Tebrau 21-19, 21-19 win and later, came back on court with Chen Feng but had to concede a walkover in the U-15 Boys’ Doubles to Alfred Phua from SMJK Seg Hwa and Goh Wei Zhan of SMK Sri Tangkak, as Chen Feng suffered cramps before the match.
- Within the state of Johor, over 100km separates Johor Bahru and Batu Pahat. Yet this has not stopped Jonas and Chen Feng from forming a successful badminton partnership which now sees them qualifying the AJBC Grand Finals 2025.
- “We hardly trained together in the last four years, although I do sometimes make the trip down to Johor Bahru for the occasional sparring match,” said Jonas.
- “We see each other during state-level training sessions too, but that’s about it,” Chen Feng added. “What makes it work for us is that we have become good friends over the years. We never scold each other as you will never win anything by doing so."
- Meanwhile, Low Jun Jie from SMJK Chan Wa Seremban celebrated a double victory as he clinched the Boys’ U-13 Singles and Doubles categories. Low defeated Aiden Low from SMK Chong Hwa KL to win the U-13 Boys’ Singles and teamed up with Muhammad Raif Amsyar of SMA Dato Klana Petra Seremban to beat Aiden and Yau Hong Shen, both from SMK Chong Hwa KL, in the U-13 Boys’ Doubles.
- In the U-15 Girls’ Doubles category, Chen Siew Siew of SMK Tan Sri Mohamad Rahmat and Nur Syasya Safrina from SMK Mutiara Rini clinched the top spot over Kung Lee Ya of Foon Yew High School Johor Bahru and Tanisha Nair from SMK Seri Perling.
- Chen nearly made it a double victory when she played in the final of the Girls’ U-15 Singles, but lost to Auni Fatihin Binti Azuan from SMK Kangkar Pulai, JB.
- Lim Xue Er of SJKC Wee Sin and Ng Mean Han from SJKC Chin Ju won the U-13 Girls’ Doubles, defeating Joyce Toh of Muar Chung Hwa High School and Ng Mean Ee from SMK Pei Hwa. Xue Er also gave it her all in the U-13 Girls’ Singles final but ultimately fell to Ko Zhi Ching from SJKC Chung Hua 1B.
- A total of 282 players took part in this tournament, the third Qualifying Round of 10 rounds which will culminate in the year-end Grand Finals.
- The AJBC Grand Finals 2025, featuring U-13 and U-15 finalists from all the Qualifying Rounds, will take place in Kuala Lumpur from 5 – 9 November 2025. Each round will see 24 players qualifying for the finals. The U-11 players will not advance to the Grand Finals.
- As in previous years, players participating in the AJBC Qualifying Rounds are not required to pay any entrance fees. The top three winners in the Qualifying Rounds, for all age categories, will earn RM500, RM300 and RM150 (singles) and RM600, RM400 and RM200 (doubles). Players finishing in the top three at the Grand Finals will pocket RM1,000, RM600 and RM300 (singles) and RM1,200, RM800 and RM400 (doubles).
- Registration for Qualifying Round 6 in Malacca will commence from 15 July 2025 . The AJBC is supported by the Sports, Co-curricular and Arts Division, Ministry of Education Malaysia and the Badminton Association of Malaysia.
- For more information and those who are keen to participate in AJBC, please visit http://www.allianz.com.my/ajbc
Four-year partnership bridges 100km gap as duo advances to AJBC Grand Finals
Kuala Lumpur, 26 June 2025
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Qualifying Round |
Date |
Venue |
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1 |
16 - 18 May 2025 |
89 Arena, Klang, Selangor |
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2 |
30 May - 1 June 2025 |
Wintel Sport Arena, Taiping, Perak |
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3 |
20 – 22 June 2025 |
NS Sport Gelang Patah, Johor |
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4 |
11 - 13 July 2025 |
Seven Stone Badminton Court, Kuching, Sarawak |
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5 |
18 - 20 July 2025 |
Olympia Badminton Arena, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah |
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6 |
8 - 10 August 2025 |
Jebat Racquet Sports Centre, Bukit Beruang, Melaka |
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7 |
22 - 24 August 2025 |
Kuantan Synergy Sports Centre, Pahang |
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8 |
26 - 28 September 2025 |
Dewan KBA, Alor Setar, Kedah |
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9 |
3 - 5 October 2025 |
Dewan Tunku Anis, Kota Bahru, Kelantan |
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10 |
10 - 12 October 2025 |
Berapit Badminton Court, Bukit Mertajam, Pulau Pinang |
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Grand Finals |
5 - 9 November 2025 |
Kuala Lumpur |
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