Malaysia at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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Sporting event delegation

Malaysia competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, from 28 July to 8 August 2022. It is Malaysia’s 14th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.[1]

Powerlifter Bonnie Bunyau Gustin and squash athlete Aifa Azman were the country’s opening ceremony flagbearers.[2]

Background[edit]

Preparations[edit]

Shahrul Zaman Yahya was appointed as the chef-de-mission of the delegation on 25 September 2021 during the 198th Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) Executive Council meeting which was held on virtual basis.[3]

On 29 December 2021, the OCM Selection Committee under the Chairmanship of OCM President Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Norza Zakaria held a meeting to discuss the selection criteria for the 2022 Commonwealth Games and decided that:

  • For Category A, athletes and teams will have to be in the top 4;
  • For Category B, athletes and teams will have to be in the top 8 (reduced from top 16 due to tightened criteria); And,
  • The Committee will utilise competitions from 2018 to May 2022, including 2021 Southeast Asian Games as basis for selection.[4]

On 14 June 2022, in a selection committee meeting, the OCM initially set a seven-gold medal target for the contingent and chose Bonnie Bunyau Gustin and Sivasangari Subramaniam as flag bearers.[5][6] However, Sivasangari had to withdraw after she was involved in a road accident. Aifa Azman was announced as Sivasangari’s replacement.[7] The gold medal target for the contingent was reduced to six on 19 July 2022 after taking into consideration the personal records and current status of the national athletes.[8] The Malaysian delegation managed to win seven golds, eight silvers and eight bronzes, equalling the achievement of seven golds, five silvers and 12 bronzes at the 2018 edition and surpassing the six-gold target, as well as improving its position from 12th to 10th place.[9][10]

During the opening ceremony, the Malaysian delegation was represented by 40 athletes and officials wearing white five-button baju Melayu and short modern kebaya featuring the national flower – hibiscus with a hand-painted batik-like abstract interpretation by a local designer.[11]

Russel Taib and Gilbert Daim were the flag bearers at the closing ceremony.[12]

Broadcasters[edit]

Name Type Ref
Astro Pay and over-the-top [13]
RTM Free-to-air and over-the-top [14]

Medalists[edit]

Competitors[edit]

Malaysia received a quota of 92 open allocation slots from Commonwealth Sport.[1] This quota is used to determine the overall team in sports lacking a qualifying system. A total of 107 competitors are set to compete in the Games.[15]

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Athletics[edit]

A squad of seven athletes was confirmed as of 13 July 2022.[16]

Men
Track and road events
Field events
Women
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Shereen Vallabouy 400 m 53.92 18 did not advance
Field events

Badminton[edit]

As of 1 June 2022, Malaysia qualified for the mixed team event via the BWF World Rankings.[17] A full squad of ten players was revealed on 18 June 2022.[18] However, Lee Zii Jia announced his withdrawal from the squad on 23 June 2022 to focus on the World Championships.[19] Ng Tze Yong was then announced as Lee’s replacement.[20]

Singles
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Ng Tze Yong Men’s singles Bye  M I S Bhatti (PAK)
W (21–10, 21–9) 		 A Rasheed (MDV)
W (21–7, 21–9) 		 KY Loh (SGP)
W (15–21, 21–14, 21–11) 		 S Kidambi (IND)
W (13–21, 21–19, 21–10) 		 L Sen (IND)
L (21–19, 9–21, 16-21) 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Goh Jin Wei Women’s singles  C Tornyenyor (GHA)
W (21–3, 21–1) 		 T Williams (BAR)
W (Walkover) 		 P. V. Sindhu (IND)
L (21–19, 14–21, 18–21) 		did not advance
Doubles
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Chan Peng Soon
Tan Kian Meng 		Men’s doubles —  A Lubah &
J Paul (MRI)
W (21–12, 21–11) 		 A Dunn &
A Hall (SCO)
W (18–21, 25–23, 21–15) 		 S Dias &
B Goonethilleka (SRI)
W (21–16, 21–12) 		 S Rankireddy &
C Shetty (IND)
L (6–21, 15–21) 		 A Chia &
WY Soh (MAS)
L (19-21, 21-11, 11-21) 		4
Aaron Chia
Soh Wooi Yik 		Bye  M Grimley &
C Grimley (SCO)
W (21–19, 21–16) 		 B Kasirye &
D Wanagaliya (UGA)
W (21–6, 21–12) 		 B Lane &
S Vendy (ENG)
L (21–18, 17–21, 4-21) 		 PS Chan &
KM Tan (MAS)
W (21-19, 11-21, 21-11) 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Pearly Tan
Thinaah Muralitharan 		Women’s doubles  D Laurens Jordaan &
J Scholtz (RSA)
W (21–6, 21–4) 		 Y Jin &
C Wong (SGP)
W (21–15, 11–21, 21–15) 		 T Jolly &
G Gopichand (IND)
W (21–13, 21–16) 		 C Birch &
L Smith (ENG)
W (21–5, 21–8) 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Cheah Yee See
Lai Pei Jing 		 S Scott &
T Williams (BAR)
W (21–2, 21–1) 		 C Birch &
L Smith (ENG)
L (19–21, 16–21) 		did not advance
Tan Kian Meng
Lai Pei Jing 		Mixed doubles Bye  T Pultoo &
G Mungrah (MRI)
W (21–5, 21–6) 		 Y Lin &
G Somerville (AUS)
W (21–10, 21–11) 		 C Hemming &
J Pugh (ENG)
W (22–20, 21–11) 		 T Hee &
WH Tan (SGP)
L (23–25, 18–21) 		 A Hall &
J Macpherson (SCO)
W (21–15, 21–17) 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Chan Peng Soon
Cheah Yee See 		 A Kwek &
Jin Y (SGP)
W (21–8, 21–13) 		 J Yu &
K Ea (AUS)
W (21–16, 21–12) 		 A Hall &
J Macpherson (SCO)
L (15–21, 19–21) 		did not advance
Mixed team
Summary
Squad
Group stage
Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Malaysia 3 3 0 15 0 +15 30 0 +30 630 228 +402 3 Knockout stage
2  South Africa 3 2 1 7 8 −1 15 17 −2 509 540 −31 2
3  Jamaica 3 1 2 6 9 −3 12 18 −6 457 546 −89 1
4  Zambia 3 0 3 2 13 −11 5 27 −22 368 650 −282 0
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Final

3×3 basketball[edit]

As of 19 May 2022, Malaysia accepted a Bipartite Invitation for the men’s wheelchair tournament.[26]

Summary

Men’s wheelchair[edit]

Roster

Group A

Source: Birmingham 2022
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
(H) Host

30 July 2022 (2022-07-30)
15:30

31 July 2022 (2022-07-31)
15:30
Semifinal

1 August 2022 (2022-08-01)
19:30
Bronze medal match

2 August 2022 (2022-08-02)
15:00

As of 30 June 2022, two boxers will take part in the competition.[27]

Men

Cycling[edit]

As of 4 July 2022, six cyclists will take part in the competition.[28][29]

Track[edit]

Sprint
Keirin
Time trial

A squad of twelve divers was confirmed as of 11 July 2022.[30]

Men
Women
Mixed

Gymnastics[edit]

As of 20 June 2022, three gymnasts will take part in the competition.[31][32]

Artistic[edit]

Men
Individual Qualification
Individual Finals
Women
Individual Qualification

Rhythmic[edit]

Team Final & Individual Qualification
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon
Koi Sie Yan Team 26.700 25.900 23.950 25.750 Q 102.300 15
Ng Joe Ee 24.600 28.600 Q 23.100 28.000 Q 104.300 Q 9
Izzah Amzan 27.500 Q 26.800 27.100 Q 24.300 105.700 Q 5
Total 78.800 81.300 27.100 78.050 265.250 4
Individual Finals
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon
Ng Joe Ee All-around 26.700 27.700 26.700 27.100 108.200 5
Izzah Amzan 26.100 27.600 28.200 26.400 108.300 4

Malaysia entered two judoka (one men and one women) into the Commonwealth tournament.[33]

Lawn bowls[edit]

Men
Women

Para powerlifting[edit]

Rugby sevens[edit]

As of 28 November 2021, Malaysia qualified for the men’s tournament. This was achieved through their position in the 2021 Asia Rugby Sevens Series.[34]

The fifteen-man roster was officially named as of 9 July 2022.[35][36] It was later reduced to 13 athletes.

Summary

Men’s tournament[edit]

Roster
Reserves

Pool B

Source: Birmingham2022
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
Classification Quarterfinals
13-16 Semifinals

A squad of nine players was confirmed on 15 June 2022.[37]Sivasangari Subramaniam then had to withdraw due to injuries from a road accident.[38]

Singles
Doubles

Swimming[edit]

A squad of four swimmers was confirmed as of 12 July 2022.[39]

Men
Women

Table tennis[edit]

As of 11 February 2022, Malaysia qualified for the men’s and women’s team events via the ITTF World Rankings.[40] Eight players were selected as of 7 July 2022.[41]

Singles
Doubles
Team

Triathlon[edit]

As of 6 July 2022, two triathletes will take part in the competition.[42] However, Chong Xian Hao announced his withdrawal on 23 July 2022 because suffered an injury during a training session.

Individual
Athlete Event Swim (750 m) Trans 1 Bike (20 km) Trans 2 Run (5 km) Total Rank
Isaac Tan Men’s 9:48 1:21 33:02 0:24 18:23 1:02:58 34

Weightlifting[edit]

Aniq Kasdan and Aznil Bidin qualified by winning their categories at the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[43][44] Five others qualified via the IWF Commonwealth Ranking List, which was finalised on 9 March 2022.[45][46]

Men
Women

See also[edit]

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