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TOURISM SELANGOR GIVES MMRC A BOOST
Thursday 28/06/2012
KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 (Bernama) -- Tourism Selangor stepped up to sponsor the prize money for Stage Two of the Malaysian Match Racing Circuit (MMRC). The much awaited second round featuring the country’s top match racers will be held in Pulau Indah, Port Klang on 29 June “ 1 July.
The three-day event jointly organized by T-Best Events Sdn. Bhd and the Royal Selangor Yacht Club will feature seven teams, which took part in the first round in Lumut in May. The MMRC, sanctioned by both the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) and the Alpari World Match Racing Tour (AWRT) is a three-stage event. The winner of the MMRC will represent Malaysia at the Monsoon Cup in December this year.
Following the first event in Lumut, Perak, Jeremy Koo (Koo Racing Team) leads the pack with 25 points, followed by Hazwan Hazim (Permai Hotel Match Racing Team) with 20 points. The champion of this stage would take home RM8000 prize money while the first runner up and second runner up will get RM5000 and RM2000 respectively.
Noorul Ashikin Mohd Din, General Manager of Tourism Selangor Sdn. Bhd. said, “We are proud to associate ourselves with the MMRC as the event has come a long way in a very short time, and we are all looking forward to more high-profile, top quality racing from our home grown champions. Selangor has many hidden treasures that await the public and the Jabatan Laut Marina in Pulau Indah is one of it. Our aim is to create awareness for watersports facilities and infrastructures that are readily available. The MMRC is a perfect fit for that reason”
MYA Vice President, Datuk Wan Hisham Wan Salleh thanked Tourism Selangor for their sponsorship towards the circuit. “We hope that similar sponsorship by other organizations would go a long way to improve and promote match racing in Malaysia.”
The one team with the highest points collected over three events will be declared the Champion of the MMRC and will get the opportunity to represent Malaysia in the season ending finale of the AWMRT, the Monsoon Cup in Terengganu on 3-8 December 2012.
Note to Editor :
About Match Racing
Back in 2006, the Monsoon Cup was the first race to have a series of qualifiers to encourage the participation of young, upcoming local sailors in the professional match race scene. Those qualifiers were the Malaysian Match Racing Championship (MMRC) and the Asian Match Racing Championship (AMRC).
From 4 teams at its inception in 2006, the Malaysian Match Racing Championship has grown to have 13 local teams taking part in 2009. The winner will be the sole Malaysian representative at the Monsoon Cup, the final and deciding leg of the Alpari World Match Racing Tour. It is a chance to compete with the world’s top match race sailors.
Malaysian Match Racing Championship Past Winners
2006: Tiffany Koo (Selangor) “ Team Selangor Gapurna 1
2007: Tiffany Koo (Selangor) “ UK Halsey Gapurna
2008: Nurul Ain Md Isa (Perak) “ Perak Sailing Team
2009: Hazwan Hazim (Terengganu) “ Taring Pelangi
2010: Jeremy Koo (Selangor) “ Koo Racing Team Evernew
2011: Jeremy Koo (Selangor) “ Abdullah Chan KRT
About Malaysian Match Racing Circuit (MMRC)
Due to overwhelming response from local sailors and the growth of match racing as a sport in Malaysia, T-Best Events, the organisers behind the highly successful Monsoon Cup are partnering with the Malaysian Yachting Association (MYA), aiming to further establish the sailing and maritime industry in Malaysia thru the Malaysian Match Racing Circuit (MMRC).
In its first year, the MMRC will kick off with 3 venues “ Lumut in Perak, Pulau Indah in Selangor and Pulau Duyong in Terengganu. Endorsed by the Alpari World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) Development Council, the circuit is the first of its kind in Asia.
MMRC is also a platform for aspiring match racers in Malaysia to improve their International Sailing Federation (ISAF) rankings.
The collaboration between Malaysian Yachting Association (MYA) and T-Best Events was sealed thru a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in 2011 at the Ri-Yaz Heritage Marina Resort & Spa in Pulau Duyong, Kuala Terengganu which was witnessed by Chief Minister of Terengganu, YAB Dato’ Seri Ahmad Said.
About Monsoon Cup
Monsoon Cup (www.monsooncup.com.my) grew from a simple vision to a world-class experience attended by the cream of the crop in yacht racing. A not-to-be missed yacht race event, Monsoon Cup is the last leg of the prestigious World Match Racing Tour, a professional sailing series featuring World Championship events across the globe. Monsoon Cup brings together the world’s top sailing teams who will battle it out for a championship trophy and one of the highest prize money awarded for a match racing event.
Contact Information
Facebook Group name “ Monsoon Cup Malaysia
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Monsoon-Cup-Malaysia/52504271389?ref=s
Twitter Profile name “ MonsoonCup
http://twitter.com/monsooncup
Website www.monsooncup.com.my
SOURCE: T-Best Events Sdn Bhd
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Name : Mira Navaretna
Tel : +603 7954 2204 (o)
Mobile : +6016 338 5341 (m)
Email : mira@tbest.com.my
Name : Rahyu Waris
Tel : +603 7954 2204
Mobile : +6012 3544 945
Email : rahyu@tbest.com.my
--BERNAMA
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