ALL SMILES: Korea's Youngjin Roh is jubilant after clinching gold in the BC1 individual at the the 6th Fazza Boccia 2019 Championships. ⒸAsian Paralympic Committee
Chew Wei Lun bagged the bronze at the 6th Fazza Boccia 2019 Championships held at the Shabab Al Ahli Club in Dubai earlier ths week.
The Malaysian was beaten 1-5 in the semi-finals of the Individual BC1 category by eventual champion Roh Youngjin but went on to defeat another Korean Ki Dohyun 3-2 for third place.
Boccia was originally designed to be played by people with cerebral palsy but now includes athletes with other severe disabilities affecting motor skills.
In a dramatic BC1 final, Youngjin, the Seoul Regional Championships gold medallist making his debut, rallied from behind to beat Indonesia’s Muhamad Syafa 4-3.
Trailing 1-3 until the last minute, the Korean got the better of Syafa on his last throw.
Another Malaysian, Chew Wei Lun was beaten 2-4 in the quarter-finals by Indonesian Felix Ardi Yudha in the Individual BC2 category.
In the BC2 final, Lee Yongjin stormed to a 5-1 win over Indonesian Felix Ardi Yudha to take the top honours.
The BC3 final was an all-Australian affair with Daniel Michel overcoming compatriot 3-2 Spencer Cotie for the title.
Ximei Lin claimed the gold for China, emerging the winner in BC4 final overcoming a fighting Jang Seongyuk of Korea 4-2 in the final.
MALAYSIAN RESULTS
Individual BC1
Chew Wei Lun bt Hendrik Pratama (Ina) 13-0; bt Mohamed Ali (Qat) 10-1; bt Ayman Rajeh (Qat) 5-1; bt Chan KamChau (Hkg) 10-0; bt Christopher Allerdice (Aus) 9-1 (Quarter-finals); lost to Roh Youngjin (Kor) 1-5 (Semi-finals); bt Ki Dohyun (Kor) 3-2 (Third Place)
Individual BC2
Lee Chee Hong bt Corena Harrison (Aus) 7-1; lost to Lee Yongjin (Kor) 4-7; bt Khalid Almarashda (Iri) 9-1; lost to Felix Ardi Yudha (2-4 (Quarter-finals)
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