It was the father triumphing over his son’s team in the all-Perak final between Perak A and Perak Sukma ‘A’ in the Chief Minister’s Challenge trophy triples lawn bowls competition at the Perak Lawn Bowls today evening.
It was the father triumphing over his son’s team in the all-Perak final between Perak A and Perak Sukma ‘A’ in the Chief Minister’s Challenge trophy triples lawn bowls competition at the Perak Lawn Bowls today evening.
Sazeli Sani, the senior assistant at Anderson School, fondly called as ‘Cikgu’, skipped the Perak A team with teammates Ramble Dallan Rice Oxley and Aminun Haq Fahrir Adli.
While Sazeli’s 18-year-old son Ahmad Zikry Sazeli led the Perak Sukma A team members of Mohamad Aqil Syahmi Mohamed Azian, Nur Izzati Mohd Ibrahim.
In the end it was experience which was the telling factor was Perak A came from behind to win in the final 15 end by one shot – 15-14.
Perak A went into the final end trailing 12-14 and in nail-biting finish for every draw. Every time Perak Sukma had the upper hand it was vice skip Ramble and Sazeli who neutralised the situation until the final draw to win.
For Perak Sukma A, Zikry Sazeli the rising star of the Silver State who has already earned the right to represent Malaysia in the world Champions of Champion championship in Adelaide next month after emerging in the national Champion of Champions in Terengganu recently, did everything possible to have the edge, but his father always had an answer to level things or take the edge.
“This is the first time I am playing against my son in a competition. While it was good to see an all-Perak final and my son playing against me, but I felt guilty have to edge him and his team,” Sazeli immediately after the game.
“While I and my team are proud that we won, somewhat I feel sad too because my son has to take second place. We parent are always supposed to support and motivate our children to do well. Here I had to compete against him and defeat him.
“I hope it takes it in the right spirit and continues to soar to greater heights and I will always be there to support him,” said Sazeli a former national player himself.
Zikry on the other hand, was glad that he was playing against his father after having in the same team with his father many times.
“It was different but I did not think of my father being my opponent, but just an opponent in the final,” said Zikry.
“We tried our best, but I suppose their experience had the slight edge our us. We gave a good fight and led many times, but it was sad that we had to lose in the final end.”
Fitri’s team earlier in the semifinals, edge PDRM C by their skin of teeth amidst a strong challenge led by the PDRM ‘C’ skip Hizlee Abdul Rais, a national bowler.It a controversial sudden-death when the one shot had to be measured after Zikry had ‘drive’ his last draw to send the ‘jack’ out of the rink.
The jack was placed in the centre ‘T’ but when it came to measured, Saufi pointed out that the ‘jack’ was out of the centre of the tee by centimetres.
But the umpires ruled it out because it had to be pointed out when the ‘jack’ was placed and with that Perak Sukma A won by one shot which was closer to the ‘jack’.
Perak A as champions took home RM10,000 and won the Chief Minister’s Challenge trophy. Sukma A won RM7,000 as runners-up, while PDRM A and PDRM C pocketed RM5,000 and RM 2,000 for the third and fourth placing.
Teams who placed among the 9th to 16 took home RM500.PDRM B emerged champion of the Plate when they defeated Perak Sukma B and won RM500 and RM300 respectively.
In the Spoon category India B best Cosway Wes to emerge champions and receive RM500 and RM300 respectively.A total of RM32,600 is offered in this championship.
Jointly organised by the Perak Lawn Bowls Association with State Government of Perak, Ipoh Municipal Council and Perak State Sports Council, the tournament will see 48 teams comprising states, clubs and six countries competing.
The six countries who competed were Hong Kong and India who fielded two teams and China, Thailand, Korea and Singapore who sent a team each.
But the international teams found the going tough in this competition and were reduced to finally playing in the Plate and Spoon category.
This competition which was initiated by the Chief Minister of Perak, Ahmad Faisal Datuk Azumu, which offered the highest champion prize money ever being offered in the sports of bowls.
Perak Lawn Bowls Association president, Tengku Noor Hazah AlHajjah Tengku Abdul Aziz Shah Al Haj, was elated at the success of this inaugural and was looking forward to the championship drawing more international teams especially from Asean countries and also more local teams.
“We intend to make this Chief Minister’s Challenge Trophy triples lawn bowls championship a well-known championship not only in Malaysia, but in the region,” said Tengku Noor Hazah.
The Challenge trophy, medals and prize money were presented by Raja Datuk Seri Izzuddin Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Idris Shah, husband to Tengku Noor Hazah AlHajjah.
Quarterfinals Results:
1. Perak A (Sazeli Sani, Ramble Dallan Rice Oxley, Aminun Haq Fahrir Adli)BEATDerma’s B (Muhamamad Ikmal M Rosli, Daeng Dhadyry Dahasry, Abdul Hakim Afif Abdul Rahman) 16-12
2. KL Tigers (Muhammad Arsyadqan Mohamed Iqbal, Mohd Yusof Haron, Mohamed Iqbal Maricair Yusoffsa)LOST TOPDRM A (Robiah Ahmad, Zulaika Hassan, Mohd Saufi Rosli)11-14
3. Selangor A (Azim Azami Mohd Ariffin, Muhammad Haiqal Azami, Muhamad Azwan Suhaimi) LOST TOPerak Sukma A (Ahmad Zikry Sazeli, Mohamad Aqil Syahmi Mohamed Azian, Nur Izzati Mohd Ibrahim)9-12
4. Singapore Ace (Leng Li Li, Bah Chui Mei, Has;ah Hassan, Nurul Aylani Jamil)LOST TOPDRM C (Ahmad Faisal Walid, Jailani Jamil, Hizlee Abdul Rais)17-11
SEMIFINALS RESULTS
1. Perak A (Sazeli Sani, Ramble Dallan Rice Oxley, Aminun Haq Fahrir Adli)BEATPDRM A (Robiah Ahmad, Zulaika Hassan, Mohd Saufi Rosli)20-7
2. Perak Sukma A (Ahmad Zikry Sazeli, Mohamad Aqil Syahmi Mohamed Azian, Nur Izzati Mohd Ibrahim)BEATPDRM C (Ahmad Faisal Walid, Jailani Jamil, Hizlee Abdul Rais)
13-13 after 15 ends (won on sudden death one shot)
CUP FINAL RESULT:
Perak A (Sazeli Sani, Ramble Dallan Rice Oxley, Aminun Haq Fahrir Adli) BEAT Perak Sukma A (Ahmad Zikry Sazeli, Mohamad Aqil Syahmi Mohamed Azian, Nur Izzati Mohd Ibrahim)15-14
PLATE FINAL RESULT:
PDRM B (Nor Izhar Ghazali, Abdul Shafiq Alif Abdul Rahman, Mohd Sharil Ahmad) BEAT Perak Sukma ((Aleena Ahmad Nawawi, Suriani Rosli, Nurul Naelah Borhan) 13-12
SPOON FINAL RESULT:
India B (Mridul Bora, Putul Sonawal, Manu Kumari Pal) BEAT Coway Wes (Hasisah Mohamaed, Kamariah Zakaria, Abdul Muitalib Zakaria)16-5
