Press Release

It was an all Malaysian affair for the Men Single title when Clarines Joseph of Kitchen A and Mohd Latip Sapup of Dury 9 went head to head in the finals. Clarines Joseph won the close fight 4-2 to rapturous applause from the audience in the Grand Buntunggan Ballroom.

In joint 3rd and 4th were Taro Yachi of Japan and Robert Calupit of the Philippines.

The Ladies Singles title was won by An-An Awitan of the Philippines who beat Merlyn Mudi of Malaysia with a 3-2 score. It was a sweet victory for An-An who lost to Merlyn in the finals of the 1st Nexus Sabah Open played at the same venue last year.

Both singles events are ranked by the World Darts Federation and British Dart Organisation.

The 2nd Chance Team Event was won by MAS KLIA who beat TRC Y with a score of 7-5. On the way to the finals, MAS KLIA comprising of Abd Rahman B Hussin, Mohammad Mujahid Arare, Hashim Ismail, Sulaiman B Ramli and Azhar B Ahmad overcame All Friends while Liew Shong Soon, Lau Chee Chung, Liew Loon On and Goh Teng Luck of TRC Y best DJ-West.

Mr Peter Sprenger (Group General Manager of Nexus Resort), Albert Jan Vasseur (Executive Assistant Manager of Nexus Resort), Peter Yeong (Area Sales Manager of Carlsberg Malaysia), Dharam Singh (President of Malaysia Darts Federation) and Jerome Turner (President of Singapore Darts Association) were on hand to present prizes to all the winners on the last day of the championship.

This year’s Malaysian Open not only recorded the highest number of entries but it is also the first time a loser’s pool is organized simultaneously. This has made the event more competitive as teams are given a second chance to improve their game and come away with prize money.

The Ministry of Youth and Sports sponsored t-shirts for all the Sabah teams who came in droves to participate in the event. For some, this was the first national level dart competition that they have taken part in and they were very pleased with the support shown by the Ministry.

Participants, particularly those from overseas, were also very impressed with the traditional vinusak-motif bead necklace they received as souvenir from the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment during the opening ceremony which gave the event a touch of Sabahan culture.

The 29th Malaysian Open Darts Championship has proven that darts has a large following in Sabah and with more high-caliber events such as this; the sport has the potential to produce players of national and international class from the state.

The full event results:
TEAM EVENT
Champion:      Super ‘G’ – Philippines
Runner-up:      Callyn’s Madhouse – Kuala Lumpur
Joint 3rd & 4th:  Segau-Segau Super Limbang – Limbang, Sarawak
                        Kitchen A – Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

5th – 8th:           Brunei BNDA – Brunei
                        Zuk Barracuda – Kuala Lumpur
                        SRC Darters – Singapore
                        Trexxers – Singapore

9th – 16th:         Dury 9 – Selangor
PDC Royal – Papar, Sabah
Dream Team – Kuala Lumpur
MSD Hawk – Brunei
Social Darters – Singapore
Penang Sports Club – Pulau Pinang
The Blues Darters – Sabah
Nomad Bulldogs – Singapore

2ND CHANCE TEAM EVENT
Champion:      MAS KLIA Kuala Lumpur
Runner-up:      TRC Y – Tawau, Sabah
Joint 3rd & 4th:  All Friends – Singapore
                        DJ-West – Kuala Lumpur

5th – 8th:           Soputan Tana – Tawau, Sabah
                        Paamad Darters – Penampang
                        BSRC Panaga – Brunei
                        Ceejay’s Aristos – Kuala Lumpur

LADIES SINGLE
Champion:      An-An Awitan – Philippines
Runner-up:      Merlyn Mudi – Malaysia
Joint 3rd & 4th:  Jennifer Sham – Malaysia
                        Monica Liduin – Malaysia

5th – 8th:           Daisy Kok - Malaysia
Jennifer Teo – Singapore
Lucy Goh - Malaysia
Mollyniee G Angkin - Malaysia

9th – 16th:         Bernadette Philippa Walter - Malaysia
Erika Jackqlina - Malaysia
Christina Koh - Singapore
Susie William - Malaysia
Jenny Chin - Malaysia
Elizabeth Paulus – Malaysia
Jay – Malaysia
Serene Low – Singapore

MEN SINGLE
Champion:      Clairines Joseph – Kitchen A, Malaysia
Runner-up:      Mohd Latip Sapup – Dury 9, Malaysia
Joint 3rd & 4th:  Taro Yachi – Japan
                        Robert Caludit - Philippines

5th – 8th:           Tisius Ubu – Malaysia
Steven Simon - Malaysia
Thomas Darus - Malaysia
Awang Madeny - Brunei

9th – 16th:         Nardi Lasaaba - Malaysia
Lourence Ilagan - Philippines
Sonny Viray - Philippines
R. Selvakumar - Singapore
Norhisame Catan – Malaysia
Zulkifli Haji Matali – Malaysia
Daidi Sumpit – Brunei
S. Subramaniam – Malaysia

Mr Albert Jan Vasseur presented trophies and prize money of RM1,500 to the champion in the 2nd Chance Team Event, MAS KLIA

Runner-up in the 2nd Chance Team Event was TRC Y

Joint 3rd and 4th in the 2nd Chance Team Event, All Friends from Singapore …

… and TRC Y of Malaysia

Champion of the Men Singles title, Clarines Joseph of Kitchen A from Sabah

Runner-up of the Men Singles category, Mohd Latip Sapup of Dury 9 from Selangor

Champions and runners-up of the Men Singles and Ladies Singles title
From left: Merlyn Mudi (runner-up ladies), An-An Awitan (champion ladies), Clairines Joseph (champion men) and Mohd Latip Sapup (runner-up men)

Taro Yachi, joint 3rd & 4th winner in the Men Singles pose with him teammates