2014–15 Malaysia Purple League

2014–15 Purple League was the Malaysia Purple League's first season. The Malaysia Purple League is a badminton league managed by Purple League (M) Sdn. Bhd. The Purple League is also known as the Kopiko Purple League for sponsorship reasons.

2014–15 Malaysia Purple League
Tournament Details
Dates25 November 2015 1 February 2016
Administrator(s)Purple League (M) Sdn. Bhd
Tournament Format(s)Round-robin
Host(s) Malaysia
Teams12
Final Positions
ChampionsJohor Muar City BC (1st title)
Runner-upSelangor Petaling Jaya BC
Third PlaceSelangor Puchong United BC
Tournament Summary
Matches played11

The League's inaugural season began on 25 November 2014 and ended on 1 February 2015. Twelve teams participated in the league. The first leg ended on 2 January 2014 with Puchong United BC (Badminton Club) leading the table,[1] and the season ended with Muar City BC becoming the first Malaysia Purple League Champion. Several Olympic gold medal winners, world champions, and former stars also participated in the inaugural season.

The team with the highest point score at the end of the season was awarded RM1,000,000 in prize money (about $237,000 in 2015 U.S. dollars). The second-place team received RM300,000,[2] and the third place team received RM150,000. The fourth through tenth place teams each received RM80,000.

Format

The format differed from the usual for badminton tournaments. The 12 teams in the League played a round-robin competition using the best of five games format with 11 points per game. A tie would be decided by two men's singles, two men's doubles, one woman's singles, and one mixed doubles.

Player Registration

Each club could register up to 20 players, but they were only allowed to engage two players in the top 32 bracket. This was to ensure that the richer clubs did not have a monopoly on the best players. The clubs were also allowed to have foreign players on their teams, with the condition that these players should not constitute more than 30% of the team.[3]

Teams

Team City Joined Coach[2] Manager[2]
Ampang Jaya BC Ampang, Selangor 2014 Malaysia Kuan Kam Chung Malaysia Ho Khek Mong
Bangsar Hawks BC Bangsar, Selangor 2014 Malaysia M. Jivanathan Nair Malaysia Visvalingam Dorairaju
Cheras BC Cheras, Kuala Lumpur 2014 Malaysia Chor Hooi Yee Malaysia Raezal Hussein
Kajang BC Kajang, Selangor 2014 Indonesia Lukman Hakim Malaysia Yeoh Kay Lun
Kepong BC Kepong, Kuala Lumpur 2014 Malaysia Wong Tat Meng Malaysia Candy Bee
Klang United BC Klang, Selangor 2014 Malaysia Yap Kim Hock^1 Malaysia Yap Kim Hock^1
Muar City BC Muar, Johor 2014 Indonesia Nova Widianto Malaysia Jabbery Lim
Nusajaya BC Nusajaya, Johor 2014 Malaysia Haw Chiou Hwee Malaysia Ooi Sock Ai
Petaling BC Petaling, Selangor 2014 Indonesia Rommy Arnold Malaysia Datuk Vincent Wong
Petaling Jaya BC Petaling Jaya, Selangor 2014 China Li Mao Malaysia Manoj Kumar
Puchong United BC Puchong, Selangor 2014 Malaysia Jeremy Gan Malaysia Andy Lor Tim Cheung
Serdang BC Seri Kembangan, Selangor 2014 Malaysia Koar Kay Lin Malaysia Ong Ewe Hock

Note:
^1 Yap Kim Hock is both the coach and manager for Klang United BC

Owners

Teams Owner
Ampang Jaya BCHo Khek Mong
Bangsar Hawks BCNara Visvalingam & Jivananthan^1
Cheras BCRaezal Hussein & Chor Hooi Yee^1
Kajang BC
Kepong BCTan Boon Heong & Candy Bee^1
Klang United BCYap Kim Hock
Muar City BCNova Armada & Anthony Lim^1
Nusajaya BCOoi Sock Ai
Petaling BCLooi Badminton Academy
Petaling Jaya BCK. Yogendran,Yeoh Kay Bin & Manoj^1
Puchong United BCAndy Lor & Jeremy Gan^1
Serdang BCOng Ewe Hock

Note:
^1 - Co-Owned

Squads

A total of 12 clubs were chosen to compete in the league. Each squad has up to 20 players.[4] Elite badminton players from all around the world also competed and represented different clubs.

Muar City BC Petaling Jaya BC Kepong BC Serdang BC
Country Player Country Player Country Player Country Player
 South Korea Lee Hyun-il  Vietnam Nguyễn Tiến Minh  Indonesia Vita Marissa  Malaysia Soong Joo Ven
 Malaysia Vivian Hoo  Thailand Sudket Prapakamol  Malaysia Chong Wei Feng  Malaysia Goh Jin Wei
 Malaysia Tan Wee Kiong  Malaysia Kong Keat Zhen  Malaysia Tan Boon Heong  Malaysia Amelia Alicia Anscelly
 Scotland Robert Blair  Malaysia Jagdish Singh  Malaysia Ai Wei Jian  Malaysia Tan Kian Meng
 Indonesia Adriyanti Firdasari  Malaysia Roni Tan Wee Long  Malaysia Chin Chuan Jue  Malaysia Tai An Khang
 Malaysia Tan Chun Seang  Malaysia Anita Raj Kaur  Malaysia Chua Khek Wei  Malaysia Tan Yip Jiun
 Malaysia Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif  Malaysia Chiang Jiann Shiarng  Malaysia Goh Soon Huat  Malaysia Tan Chee Tean
 Indonesia Rusydina Antardayu Riodingin  Thailand Bodin Isara  Singapore Liang Xiaoyu  Malaysia Sannatasah Saniru
 Indonesia Fikri Ihsandi Hadmadi  Malaysia Yogendran Krishnan  Malaysia Lim Yin Loo  Malaysia Lim Chi Wing
 Malaysia Tan Bin Shen  Malaysia Woon Kok Hong  Malaysia Low Juan Shen  Malaysia Chian Chin Yong
 Malaysia Chow Pak Chuu  Malaysia Vountus Indra Mawan  Malaysia Ng Di Hua  Malaysia Derek Yeoh
 Malaysia Mak Hee Chun  Malaysia Loke Pok Wong  Malaysia Nur Mohd.Azriyn Ayub  Malaysia Lim Zhen Ting
 Malaysia Teo Kok Siang  England Andrew Smith  Malaysia Ong Jian Guo  Malaysia Lee Jian Yi
 Malaysia Chow Mei Kuan  Indonesia Milicent Wiranto  Malaysia Ow Yao Han  Malaysia Yap Cheng Wen
 Malaysia Au Kok Leong  Malaysia Ahmadi Ahmad Saman  Malaysia Soo Kar Seong  Taiwan Lu Ching-yao
 Malaysia Akmal Rumsani  India Prajakta Sawant  Malaysia Tee Jing Yi  Taiwan Wang Tzu-wei
 Malaysia Fairuz Fauzi  Malaysia Goh Yea Ching  Malaysia Woon Man Chun  Taiwan Chen Chung-jen
 Malaysia Jenny Wan  Malaysia Lyddia Cheah  Malaysia Yang Li Lian  Taiwan Wang Chi-lin
 Malaysia Lim Pei Yee  Malaysia Chan Kwong Beng  Malaysia Tan Wee Kiong
 Malaysia Shahzan Shah Misfahul Muneer  Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik
 Malaysia Tan Jia Wei
Nusajaya BC Puchong United BC Petaling BC Klang United BC
Country Player Country Player Country Player Country Player
 Hong Kong Yip Pui Yin  Indonesia Markis Kido  Japan Kenichi Tago^1  Indonesia Simon Santoso
 Thailand Boonsak Ponsana  Malaysia Woon Khe Wei  Malaysia Soo Teck Zhi  Singapore Derek Wong
 Malaysia Chong Yee Han  Indonesia Fran Kurniawan  Malaysia Yeoh Seng Zoe  Malaysia Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari
 Malaysia Cheam June Wei  Indonesia Agripina Prima Rahmanto Putra  China Zhao Yunlei  Malaysia Nelson Heg
 Malaysia Julia Wong  Indonesia Tommy Sugiarto  Malaysia Goh V Shem  Malaysia Teo Ee Yi
 Malaysia Hoon Thien How  Malaysia Goh Sze Fei  Malaysia Iskandar Zulkarnain  Malaysia Yew Hong Woon
 Malaysia Lim Khim Wah  New Zealand Maria Mata Masinipeni  Malaysia James Hong Jun  Malaysia Puah Chen Hao
 Malaysia Lim Ming Chuen  Malaysia Liew Daren  Malaysia Chong Chun Quan  Malaysia Yap Zhen
 Malaysia Chang Hun Pin  Malaysia Tan Wee Gieen  Malaysia Shia Chun Kang  Malaysia Lee Kian Onn
 Indonesia Andro Septian Purnomo  Malaysia Lai Pei Jing  Malaysia Chen Jia Huo  Malaysia Leong Jun Hao
 Malaysia Haw Yong Yuan  Malaysia Tan Aik Quan  Malaysia Chen Tang Jie  Malaysia Yap Yee
 Malaysia Kuan Beng Hong  Malaysia Lim Chiew Sien  Malaysia Lew Ming Hui  Malaysia Yap Rui Chen
 Malaysia Lim Pek Siah  Malaysia Yew Hong Kheng  Indonesia Adriansyah Putra  Malaysia Tio Sue Xin
 Taiwan Lai Chia-wen  Malaysia Wong Fai Yin  Malaysia Tan Vi Hen  Malaysia Lee Meng Yean
 Malaysia Chong Li Qun  Malaysia Lee Zii Jia  Malaysia Wang Meng Yan  Malaysia Yap Chee Rong
 Malaysia Lai Zing Neng  Malaysia Vincent Phuah Cheng Wei  China Chen Jiao  Singapore Fu Mingtian
 Malaysia Shawn Sukit  Malaysia Darren Issac Devadass  Indonesia Tike Arieda Ningrum  Indonesia Muhammad Rian Ardianto
 Malaysia Lee Yan Sheng  Malaysia Peck Yen Wei  Malaysia Lim Yin Fun  Indonesia Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
 Malaysia Lin Woon Fui  Malaysia Tan Jinn Hwa  Indonesia Rizky Hidayat  Indonesia Firman Abdul Kholik
 Malaysia Ooi Swee Khoon  Malaysia Lee Ying Ying  Malaysia Ian Wong Jien Sern  Malaysia Chooi Kah Ming
Cheras BC Bangsar Hawks BC Ampang Jaya BC Kajang BC
Country Player Country Player Country Player Country Player
 Malaysia Hafiz Hashim  Malaysia Zulfadli Zulkiffli  Indonesia Sony Dwi Kuncoro  Japan Kento Momota
 Malaysia Koo Kien Keat  India P. V. Sindhu  Indonesia Alamsyah Yunus  Indonesia Liliyana Natsir
 Malaysia Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif  India Srikanth Kidambi  Indonesia Aprilia Yuswandari  Indonesia Hendra Setiawan
 Malaysia Razif Abdul Latif  Malaysia R. Sathiestharan  Malaysia Terry Hee  Malaysia Man Wei Chong
 Malaysia Muhd Hafizi Hashim  Malaysia M. Thinaah  Indonesia Andre Kurniawan Tedjono  Malaysia Kwek Yee Jian
 Malaysia Muhd Hafifi Hashim  Malaysia Kavita Sylvia Kumares  Malaysia Muhd Amzaar Zainuddin  Malaysia Bong Guang Yik
 Malaysia Mohd Lutfi Zaim Abdul Khalid  Malaysia Cheah Liek Hou  Malaysia Ong Yew Sin  Malaysia Chua Ching Weng
 Thailand Watchara Buranakruea  Singapore Danny Bawa Chrisnanta  Malaysia Shevon Lai Jemie  Malaysia Loh Zefeng
 Thailand Trawut Potieng  Malaysia Zulhelmi Zulkiffli  Malaysia Goh Giap Chin  Malaysia Shahrul Shazwan Shahrul Khairi
 Indonesia Markus Fernaldi Gideon  Malaysia Ahmad Maziri Mazlan  Malaysia Ho Yen Mei  Malaysia Victor Ong Jing Kai
 Indonesia Pia Zebadiah Bernadet  Malaysia Nik Ahmad Afzar Nik Mazlan  Malaysia William Ooi  Malaysia Boon Wei Ying
 Indonesia Febby Angguni  Malaysia Fazandra Yusfiandika Ahmad Yusri  Malaysia Kelvin Ng  Malaysia Wong Kin Yik
 Malaysia Soong Fie Cho  Malaysia Ikmal Hussain Jaafar  Indonesia Yuanda Hemi  South Africa Jacob Maliekal
 Malaysia Goh Jian Hao  Malaysia Krishna Kumar  Malaysia Lim Yik Fong  Malaysia Thanesh Veerapan
 Malaysia Syed Akbar Shah  Malaysia Lee Zii Yii  Malaysia Erica Khoo Pei Shan  Malaysia Eizlan Shah Misfahul Muneer
 Malaysia Mohd Shakier Ruhaizad  Singapore Ashton Chen Yong Zhao  Malaysia Andrew Liw Zhang Zhau  Malaysia Yap Kiam Yong
 Thailand Sarita Suwanakijboriharn  Singapore Robin Gonansa  Malaysia Tan Wee Tat  Malaysia Linda Agnes
 Malaysia Gilbert Tan  Malaysia Nur Izzuddin  Malaysia Kuan Kam Chung  Malaysia Ong Soon Hock
 Malaysia Lee Jo Yew  Singapore Loh Kean Yew  Malaysia Tay Ken Yew  Malaysia See Phui Leng
 Malaysia Chong Chun Ning  Malaysia Joyce Choong  Malaysia Chua Keh Yeap  Malaysia Chong Sook Chin

^1 -Kenichi Tago replaced Lee Chong Wei after he was suspended for failing a Dope Test at the 2014 BWF World Championships in Copenhagen[4]

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