CONGRATULATIONS: Lee (front, sixth left) presents prizes and medals to Team EM Motor as Ling Tung Hui (front, fifth left) from Chung Jing Group of Companies, MBA Advisor, Thomas Ha (front, seventh left), MBA deputy chairman Jong Lau Koo (front, third right) and MBA advisor Ling Tung Chuan look on.
MIRI: Team EM Motor emerged champion of the Chung Jing Three Years Commercial Challenge Cup badminton tournament after a tough battle against team Villa Gardens in the final held at Miri Indoor Stadium on Monday night.
As champion, EM Motor walked away with RM 1000 cash, medals and a challenge trophy while Villa Gardens pocketed RM 600 cash.
The tournament was organised by Chung Jing Group of Companies and co-organised by Miri Badminton Association (MBA).
Assistant Minister of Communication and Sports, Datuk Lee Kim Shin who was present at the closing ceremony praised the organisers for their support towards the sport of badminton.
“This is a very good way to further promote badminton here. If we want to raise the standard of this sport, then we have to organise more tournaments like this,” he added.
As such, he called upon more private companies to come forward and work closely with MBA to promote the sport through tournaments.