PULAU DUYONG, Malaysia, Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Jeremy
Koo (Abdullah Chan/KRT) emerged winner of the Malaysian Match
Racing Championship (MMRC) held at Ri-Yaz Heritage Spa and Resort
in Pulau Duyong, Kuala Terengganu. Following a dramatic race to the
finish, Koo emerged victorious and won the chance to represent
Malaysia at the Monsoon Cup, which will take place at the same
venue in Terengganu from 22nd to 27th November.
The MMRC semi-finals continued today
with Jeremy Koo (Abdullah Chan/KRT) having a one-point lead over
Masyuri Rahmat (MAF2). But Masyuri Rahmat returned with a two-point
lead forcing Koo to up his game in the five-match race. Koo finally
won the last two matches bringing his total score to 3 points, and
a chance to race at the semi-finals.
Meanwhile Hazwan Hazim Dermawan
(Permai Hotel Match Racing Team) tried to take back his lead after
losing to Mohd Romzi Muhamad (UPM Sailing Team) in the first round
of the semi-finals. He easily won the second and third match but
Mohd Romzi put up a fight during the fourth match before admitting
defeat to Hazwan Hazim.
Koo and Masyuri Rahmat drew lots for
their boats with Koo getting the TM boat, which took him to victory
last year and Hazwan Hazim assigned to the yacht sponsored by the
Ministry of Youth & Sports Malaysia. Similarly, Mohd Romzi was
assigned the Malaysia Airlines boat and Masyuri Rahmat, the Ri-Yaz
Heritage Spa & Resort boat to sail during the petit finals.
Masyuri Rahmat started off the
finals with a one-point lead but Mohd Romzi was not about to let
him win that easily and evened the score in the second match. But
the deciding match went to Masyuri Rahmat and the underdog had to
settle for fourth place.
The finals started off with Koo in
the lead but his easy victory was upset by a two-point lead by
Hazwan Hazim. In the third match, Hazwan almost won if not for a
penalty in the pre-start. This left Koo with hopes of securing a
victory, which he did in the last match.
"I would like to thank my crew for
excellent handling of the boat. We were under tremendous pressure
today. Hazwan and his team put up a good fight and were strong
contenders. I'm going into the Monsoon Cup with hopes of bettering
our previous results and hopefully score a point for Malaysia. We
are very optimistic and with the support of our sponsor Abdullah
Chan, we look forward to making this happen," said Koo.
FINAL STANDINGS
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SOURCE Monsoon Cup