Liga Layar Malaysia Leg 2 Match Racing at Lumut - Overall
by Noor Asyikin Sazali 28 Apr 2014 14:04 BST
26-28 April 2014
Jeremy Koo sealed a second consecutive Liga Layar Malaysia (LLM) win after a nail-biting 2-1 victory over arch-rival Mohd Masyuri Rahmat of the Royal Malaysian Navy Match Racing Team at the Lumut International Yatch Club on Monday.
The Sime Darby Foundation-KRT captain, who had also beaten Masyuri in the first leg of the LLM - drew first blood in the opening round of the final, before his opponent recovered to level things in the second round.
The finale was a topsy-turvy affair, which Koo ultimately clinched by the slimmest of margins, winning by a mere 0.06 seconds.
The 32-year-old attributed his victory to having nerves of steel after overcoming some mechanical problems with his boat.
"It was a good fight between me and Masyuri today. We had some problems on water as the 3rd and 4th race almost disrupted our duel. Our boat strings also came off in the midst of the race, so I'm happy that my team kept a cool head to finish as winners.
"We are confident of securing the LLM title after winning the first two legs. But there's still a long way to go, so we just have to keep up this winning form".
Defeated finalist Masyuri vowed to recover from this defeat and return with renewed vigour.
"It was very, very close out there and we only lost by a whisker. I have certainly narrowed the gap to Jeremy and will come back stronger in the next race," he said.
Nik Ashraf Qaedi of team KFC Malaysia/MYA Racing Team meanwhile secured third spot after a 2-1 victory over Khairulnizam Afendy of Uitm/Match Racing Team in the petit-final.
Koo and his crew takes home RM8,000 in prize money while Masyuri and Khairul Nizam pockets RM5,000 and RM2,000 as runner-up and third place respectively.
Handing out the prizes was Perak Youth, Sports, Communication and Multimedia Committee Chairman Datuk Shahrul Zaman Yahya.
This year's LLM also dangles a lucrative incentive in the form of the All-New Picanto by Naza Kia Malaysia for the eventual champion.
Overall Results:
1st Jeremy Koo (Sime Darby Foundation-KRT)
2nd Mohd Masyuri A. Rahmat (Royal Malaysian Navy Match Racing Team)
3rd Nik Ashraf Qaedi Nik Azizan (KFC Malaysia/MYA Racing Team)
4th Khairulnizam Mohd Afendy (UiTM/MYA Match Racing Team)
5th Mohd Saifullah (MSNT Sailing Team)
6th Mohd Faizal Norizan (Royal Langkawi Yatch Club/MYA)
Liga Layar Malaysia Leaderboard: (after two legs)
Jeremy Koo – 16pts
Mohd Masyuri – 14pts
Nik Ashraf Qaedi – 11pts
Khairul Nizam – 11pts
Mohd Faizal Norizan - 7pts
Mohd Saifullah – 4pts
Rizal Mahadi – 2pts