Top 8 Men players from that competition were selected to qualify for the upcoming 6th World Championships scheduled to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from the 31st of October to 4th of November 2012. This selection was held on the 29th of July. Only 4 Men and 4 Women will be chosen to represent Malaysia. From the Top 8 Men, 2 were serving their suspension and are not allowed to participate in international competitions. That's left with 6. One of them was then appointed as the Team Manager. And then there were 5 of us who had to fight for the 4 places.
While among the Top 8 Women players, 2 didn't turn up. So that leaves 6 and out of that, one of them decided to drop off after playing 2 games due to some personal commitments. In the end, there were 5 Women competing for 4 places as well.
Now, on top of emerging as the Top Shot during the selection, the icing on the cake so to speak was I managed to officially execute the 1st ever White Slam made by a Malaysian player. The break and execution went so well and that made it possible for the Slam. I'm so glad it happened to me finally after having been involved in international carrom since 1999. Although in the past I've achieved 1 White & 1 Black Slam respectively during friendly matches but officially this is the one. Thank God I finally made it. Hope to be able to do more slams.
Top 4 Men
1. Yours truly
2. Wan Arif
3. Baharuddin
4. Suhaizan
Top 4 Women
1. Suzana
2. Pushpa
3. Jamilah
4. Zaida
Here are some pictures taken during the selection event (Courtesy of Frankie):
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| Participants trying hard to make it to the Top 4 |
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