2009 SJC Youth Football League_180109

Our 2009 SJCFL season started with the 1st registration at USJ 4 School Canteen today, 18th January 2009 from 4.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. Chitra and I were there with the other Leadership Team members to help in the registration.

As previous years, we have four divisions according the age of the boys as below:

Born before 2001 - Junior Division

1999-2000 - Major Division

1997-1998 - Senior Division

1995-1996 - Premier Division

Information table to collect the registration forms
Parents filling up the registration forms
Ari, our Tech Committee Head, making payments for his son, Govind.
Parents lining up to make payments
Senior Division Head briefing the parents & player

During the two hours of registration exercise, about 115 players registered. Our next registration date is scheduled to be 1st February, 2009.

Our calender for the 2009 season as below:

Feb 15 - Mandatory skills assessment for all registered players at 3 p.m.

Feb 25 - Team/coach selection announced & published on website.

Feb 28 - Mandatory parents clinic at 3 p.m.

Mar 1 - Launch day for 2009 Session. Season begins with exhibit games.

May 31 - One Day Tourney. End of Season.

For more information, refer to our website: www.sjcyfl.com or at http://sjcyfl.wetpaint.com/

CNY Scrabble Challenge 2008_10.01.09

Last weekend we were back in Berjaya Times Square to take part in the CNY Scrabble Challenge which was also the 1st Qualifier for the World Scrabble Championship. It was a two days event on 1oth and 11th January organized by MSA.
Participants of CNYSC
There were 20 participants for the Masters Category which included Ramaraj, playing 15 rounds. After 12 rounds, Rama as in second place but he lost his last three matches to end up eighth. His friend, Khoo Beng Way managed to win the tourney with 11 points edging second placed Vannitha with a better spread.

Rama Vs Chim Wai Main
Masters Champion Khoo Beng Way

Masters Runners Up Vannitha

I took part in the Intermediate Division which was also played in 15 rounds. There were twenty players taking part in this division. Just as my previous outing in Malacca Open, I ended up second last with five points after winning my last three games to avoid the last place! The Intermediate division was won by Looi Yih Feng with 11 points followed by Mohd. Khairi Zulkarnian (10 points) and Tan Kar Hee (10 points).

Raj Vs Mus'Ab Umair
Intermediate Champion Looi Yih Feng
Intermediate Runners Up Mohd. Khairi
Full results as below:
Results after game 15
January 10-11, 2009 -- MASTERS
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1. Khoo Beng Way 11 +769
2. Vannitha Balasingam 11 +235

3. William Kang 10 +264

4. Alex Tan 9 +744

5. Jocelyn Lor 9 +240

6. Pui Cheng Wui 9 -66

7. Ker Jen Ho 8 +437

8. Ramaraj Sundraraj 8 +229

9. Paulette Yeoh 8 +3

10. Chang Ching Wei 8 -147

11. Tan Jin Chor 7 +337

12. Tengku Asri 7 +149

13. Yeap Gim Sai 7 -359

14. Lee Pao Hsien 6 -13

15. Sreepathy Iyer 6 -95

16. Seshi Ramanathan 6 -177

17. Ng Chee Eng 6 -215

18. Adele Tan 5 -631

19. Warren Lau 5 -1274

20. Chim Wai Main 4 -430

Results after game 15
January 10-11, 2009 -- Intermediate

Rank Player Wins Mar
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1. Looi Yih Feng 11 +973

2. Mohd Khiri 10 +320

3. Tan Kar Hee 9 +488

4. Vinnith Ramamurti 9 +455

5. Kang Eng Lee 9 +438

6. Joel Jeganathan 9 +192

7. Krishna Iyer 8 +27

8. Muhd Faris Hafiz 8 -11

9. Mohd Aizuddin Sukeri 8 -116

10. Mohd Syazwan Aidid 7 -116

11. Mohd Fareez Farahin 6 -119

12. Chang Ching Yet 6 -160

13. Muhd Zahanif 6 -762

14. Abdul Rahim B Mohd 5 -442

15. K.Sundraraj 5 -526

16. Mus'Ab Umair Azeman 4 -611