Kota Kinabalu: Locally based Keep Young Badminton Club (KYBC) defeated Blacklight Badminton Club (senior) from Hong Kong 12-4 in a friendly held at the Sutera Marina Badminton Courts on June 5.
A total of 16 matches were played with nine men’s doubles, five mixed doubles and two women doubles.
The visiting team led by Tommy Chan was represented by 18 players with five ladies, while KYBC led by Datuk K. Y. Mustafa consisted of 23 players with five ladies.
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He thanked all the players and also expressed his gratitude to Blacklight Badminton Club and those involved to make it a memorable experience.