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On December 18, the 4th Purple League Badminton League of Malaysia officially started in Kuala Lumpur. In the opening match, the defending champion Petaling Jaya team defeated the Serdang team 11:8 and got off to a good start.
With the end of the major international competitions in 2017, Asian countries have ushered in their respective domestic league months. The Chinese Badminton Super League has taken the lead in starting in early December, the Indian League will also start on December 23, and the fourth Malaysian Purple League Badminton League also officially kicked off on December 18. In the opening match, the defending champion Petaling Jaya won its first victory by defeating the Serdang team 11:8 with two wins in men's singles and men's doubles. In another opening match, Iskandar and Kenichi Tian contributed to the Petaling team. They defeated the Teng Ketong team 9:6.
Different from the domestic Badminton Super League’s five-game mixed team competition system, the Purple League has changed the women’s doubles to men’s singles, so there are two men’s singles in each team competition. In addition, in terms of scoring rules, the Purple League League adopts a game point system, that is, the number of games won is points. Therefore, the outcome of each game has a significant impact on the final situation. This scoring system also makes the game more exciting. , the players are bound to compete in every game. Xu Shaoyuan, founder of the Purple League, said that the performance of the Malaysian badminton team in 2017 was ups and downs, and the return of the Purple League will be conducive to the cultivation of young domestic players. He hopes that the league can become a backing for the development of badminton in Malaysia.
8 teams will participate in the competition for about two months. They are Petaling Jaya, Petaling Jaya, Serdang, Tengkatong, Ampang Jaya, Cheras, Puchong United Army and Bangsar Eagles. According to the arrangement, the regular season will be held from December 18, 2017 to January 28, 2018, with two games per day; the finals are scheduled from February 8 to 11, 2018. Different from the home and away system of other leagues, all Purple League games are held at the Sentosa Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.
Although the schedule conflicts with the Chinese and Indian leagues to varying degrees, the Purple League still attracts many world players to participate, including local Malaysian players Lee Chong Wei , Goh V Sing , Goh Jin Wei, Chen Bingshun , etc., as well as Famous foreign players such as Kenichi Tian, Zhang Beiwen, Markis, Ohori Aya, Liu Yanxing, Li Xiaozhen and Zhou Tiancheng, etc.
