PSNS President’s Trophy: Yiwen and Pragasam Victorious

Top seeds Chan Yiwen and Darren Rahul Pragasam came out victorious at the PSNS President’s Trophy at the Royal Seri Menanti Golf & Country Club in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia this week.

The Challenger 5 tournament, which featured both a men’s and women’s draw, was domestically restricted due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, allowing only those based in Malaysia to participate.

Yiwen and Pragasam both came in as the top seeds, and the former started her campaign in the last 16, after receiving a bye through the first round’s action. She Egan with comfortable wins against Choo Yi Jie and No.5 seed Sehveetrraa Kumar, needing just 34 minutes combined to reach the last four.

In the semis, the Malaysian overcame No.3 seed Yee Xin Yang, battling back after losing the first game to win in four and book her place in the final. There, she did battle with No.2 seed Ooi Kah Yan, and was on court for just 20 minutes, winning 11-5, 11-7, 11-3 to win the title, the second of her professional career.

Pragasam also began in the second round of the competition, and started with a comfortable win against Tay Jun Qian. That was followed by a four-game victory over No.8 seed Sanjay Jeeva, before beating No.4 seed Wee Ming Hock in straight games.

The World No.115 went into the final to face No.2 seed Ong Sai Hung, and required just 33 minutes on court at the Royal Seri Menanti Golf & Country Club to down his compatriot, to claim his first title on Tour.

Results: PSNS President’s Trophy
Men’s Final
[1] Darren Rahul Pragasam (MAS) bt [2] Ong Sai Hung (MAS) 3-0: 11-7, 11-6, 11-8 (33m)

Women’s Final
[1] Chan Yiwen (MAS) bt [2] Ooi Kah Yan (MAS) 3-0: 11-5, 11-7, 11-3 (20m)

Men’s Semi-Finals
[2] Ong Sai Hung (MAS) bt [3] Elvinn Keo (MAS) 3-1: 5-11, 11-5, 13-11, 11-7 (46m)
[1] Darren Rahul Pragasam (MAS) bt [4] Wee Ming Hock (MAS) 3-0: 11-4, 11-3, 11-9 (44m)

Women’s Semi-Finals
[1] Chan Yiwen (MAS) bt [3] Yee Xin Yang (MAS) 3-1: 6-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-3 (30m)
[2] Ooi Kah Yan (MAS) bt Teoh Liyen (MAS) 3-1: 11-2, 10-12, 11-5, 11-3 (39m)

Men’s Quarter Finals
[2] Ong Sai Hung (MAS) bt [6] Hafiz Zhafri (MAS) 3-0: 11-5, 11-6, 11-3 (35m)
[3] Elvinn Keo (MAS) bt Harith Danial (MAS) 3-2: 11-8, 11-9, 6-11, 5-11, 11-8 (43m)
[4] Wee Ming Hock (MAS) bt Joachim Chuah (MAS) 3-1: 11-8, 6-11, 11-4, 11-5 (43m)
[1] Darren Rahul Pragasam (MAS) bt [8] Sanjay Jeeva (MAS) 3-1: 13-11, 4-11, 11-7, 11-9 (54m)

Women’s Quarter Finals
[1] Chan Yiwen (MAS) bt [5] Sehveetrraa Kumar (MAS) 3-0: 11-8, 11-4, 11-9 (20m)
[3] Yee Xin Yang (MAS) bt [6] Thanusaa Uthrian (MAS) 3-0: 11-6, 11-5, 11-5 (22m)
Teoh Liyen (MAS) bt [7] Yu Jie (MAS) 3-0: 11-6, 11-7, 11-9 (22m)
[2] Ooi Kah Yan (MAS) bt Heng Wai Wong (MAS) 3-0: 11-9, 11-4, 11-8 (24m)

Men’s Round Two
[2] Ong Sai Hung (MAS) bt Low Wa Sern (MAS) 3-0: 11-4, 11-2 12-10 (31m)
[6] Hafiz Zhafri (MAS) bt Amir Amirul (MAS) 3-1: 13-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-5 (44m)
Harith Danial (MAS) bt [5] Duncan Lee (MAS) 3-2: 6-11, 11-9, 11-9, 5-11, 11-9 (55m)
[3] Elvinn Keo (MAS) bt Sunil Kumar Sivanesan (MAS) 3-1: 10-12, 11-4, 11-4, 11-7 (31m)
[4] Wee Ming Hock (MAS) bt Hamza Imtiaz (PAK) 3-0: 11-8, 11-4, 11-7 (26m)
Joachim Chuah (MAS) bt [7] Andrik Lim (MAS) 3-1: 11-8, 6-11, 11-5, 12-10 (43m)
[8] Sanjay Jeeva (MAS) bt [WC] Veroon Heng (MAS) 3-0: 11-2, 11-5, 11-4 (19m)
[1] Darren Rahul Pragasam (MAS) bt Tay Jun Qian (MAS) 3-0: 11-8, 11-3, 11-6 (24m)

Women’s Round Two
[1] Chan Yiwen (MAS) bt Choo Yi Jie (MAS) 3-0: 11-4, 11-4, 11-2 (14m)
[5] Sehveetrraa Kumar (MAS) bt Shasmithaa Nityanandan (MAS) 3-1: 9-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-4 928m)
[6] Thanusaa Uthrian (MAS) bt Anrie Goh (MAS) 3-0: 11-6, 11-9, 11-5 (19m)
[3] Yee Xin Yang (MAS) bt [WC] Harleein Tan (MAS) 3-0: 11-4, 11-7, 11-1 (19m)
Teoh Liyen (MAS) bt [4] Maisara Azlan (MAS) 3-0: 12-10, 11-2, 11-8 (28m)
[7] Yu Jie (MAS) bt Vharshamithraa Dinesh (MAS) 3-0: 11-4, 11-7, 12-10 (17m)
Heng Wai Wong (MAS) bt [8] Nazihah Hanis (MAS) 3-1: 11-7, 8-11, 11-4, 11-6 (28m)
[2] Ooi Kah Yan (MAS) bt Angie Ooi (MAS) 3-2: 14-16, 15-13, 6-11, 11-5, 11-9 (49m)

Men’s Round One
Low Wa Sern (MAS) bt Ishant Shah (MAS) 3-0: 11-0, 11-3, 12-10 (24m)
Amir Amirul (MAS) bt Dhirren Rajarathiram (MAS) 3-0: 11-8, 11-5, 13-11 (40m)
Harith Danial (MAS) bt [WC] Kreethi Pilley (MAS) 3-0: 11-5, 11-4, 11-6 (25m)
Sunil Kumar Sivanesan (MAS) bt Loshmaan Veerakumar (MAS) 3-0: 11-3, 11-3, 11-1 (18m)
Hamza Imtiaz (PAK) bt Isaac George (MAS) 3-0: 11-5, 11-4, 11-5 (25m)
Joachim Chuah (MAS) bt [WC] Mohd Danysh Islee Madzzuki (MAS) 3-0: 11-1, 11-2, 11-3 (17m)
[WC] Veroon Heng (MAS) bt Muhammad Alif (MAS) 3-0: 11-1, 11-1, 11-3 (9m)
Tay Jun Qian (MAS) bt Kisovarmand (MAS) Perumal (MAS) 3-0: 11-5, 13-11, 11-4 (25m)

Women’s Round One
Choo Yi Jie (MAS) bt [WC] Haneesha Veerakumar (MAS) 3-0: 12-10, 11-8, 11-5 (21m)
Shasmithaa Nityanandan (MAS) bt Goh Zhi Xyan (MAS) 3-1: 13-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-5 (33m)
Anrie Goh (MAS) bt Darsyanaa Ravintharan (MAS) 3-0: 11-1, 11-3, 11-8 (22m)
[WC] Harleein Tan (MAS) bt Vinikishenie Kulasegaran (MAS) 3-2: 11-7, 7-1, 11-6, 6-11, 11-9 (38m)
Teoh Liyen (MAS) bt Chen Yu Ng (MAS) 3-0: 11-8, 10-12, 11-8, 11-1 (32m)
Vharshamithraa Dinesh (MAS) bt Abhitha Shanraj (MAS) 3-1: 11-8, 5-11, 11-6, 11-7 (27m)
Heng Wai Wong (MAS) bt Durar Camalia (MAS) 3-0: 11-5, 11-2, 11-1 (15m)
Vitrikashenie Kulasegaran (MAS) bt Angie Ooi (MAS) 3-0: 11-5, 11-7, 11-7 (24m)