Malaysian Match Racing Team Ranking

Jeremy and Tiffany are currently rank 1st and 3rd respectively in Malaysia.
We will try to improve our ranking by 1st Quarter of 2011 !
Source :
http://www.sailing.org/9490.php?includeref=ranking3760&rankdiscipline=1&ranktype=1&rankclass=0&start=&sortfield=RankPosition&sortdirection=ASC&rankdate=2010-12-08&searchname=&searchtype=country&country-121=on

Pos	Name	Country	Events	Previous	Best	Points
315	Jeremy Koo	MAS	3	535	315	1878
328	Hazwan Hazim Dermawan	MAS	4	324	322	1820
499	Tiffany Koo	MAS	1		282	1104
579	Rizal Sazili	MAS	2	919	579	930
608	Mohamad Razali Mansor	MAS	3	348	318	875
629	Nik Ashraf Qaedi Nik Azizan	MAS	1		629	828
829	Mohd Masyuri Rahmat	MAS	2	544	544	564
838	Nurul Elia Anuar	MAS	1	491	491	558
841	Nurulelia Anuar	MAS	1		841	552
1071	Rolf Heemskerk	MAS	1	689	680	372
1075	Ai Li Ng	MAS	1	1070	410	369
1409	Hamdan Yahya	MAS	1	1065	1024	186
1529	Jerome Welch	MAS	1		1529	132
1592	Abdul Rahim Mohd Zan	MAS	1	857	735	120
1774	Nasser Abu Bakar	MAS	1	1582	1538	60
1786	Nazreen Abdul Ghani	MAS	1	1622	1572	54
1800	Shaeizali Mohd Suhaimi	MAS	1	1647	1597	48
1826	Mohd Rais Hashim	MAS	1	1700	1641	42

Post MMRC, Story on How did Tiffany Koo made it to the Final of MMRC 2010

In short, Tiffany is very good in explaining what she wants and what she expects from every crew members, never mind that she is having a scratch team that was assembled days before the Monsoon Cup Qualifier, she is a TWO time champions of the Malaysian Match Racing Championship.

Good crew members are hard to come by but her network has allowed her access to a vast talent pool from around the globe. Days before the qualifier it was reported that Reuben Corebett skipper of Black Sheep Racing is sailing with her, although that did not materialize.Yet She still have Jason Caroll a sailor filled with seamanship from doing delivering and skippering boats, Maximilian Soh Sea games and Asian Games Gold Medalist, and then she have 2 of the defending champion's winning team crew from 2009.

It it no doubt a scratch team but a closer look, this is a very strong scratch team, and this is evident by the way they proceeds to the semi-finals,

With Maxi acting as a tactician, Jason providing his seamanship and the 2 others providing stability and boat handling having sailed and trained on the boat before.
Tiffany's team is strong. And give 2 days to Tiffany to train them ;they are now a winning Team !

In the semi-final, she may have lost the first match, but with the wind blowing the next day for match 2, she was ruthless, she took control of all pre start, while Hazwan was more than happy just killing time doing rounds around the committee boat before the horn blows for the start and that made him very predictable. Tiffany just needed to disrupt his time to the line.

In the deciding match Tiffany clearly wanted it more, we can see from the pontoons that both teams were tired from 2 Round robins, after going ahead Hazwan does a split tack and allows separations between him and Tiffany. Unfortunately for Hazwan, Tiffany was in the lifting side of the course, rounded the windward mark first and she never looks back from there, winning the race for a match against her brother Jeremy Koo in the final.

MMRC 2010 End of Day 3 : It has been a roller coaster day!

Tiffany 's day.

Tiffany started the day really well taking a point off Razali, and her beloved brother Jeremy and although she lost the match against Hazwan due to her pitman being in the water, all she needed to do was to win the race against Elia to confirmed her place on the semi- final!

Jeremy Koo's day.

On the other hand our day was filled with ups and downs, we did well in the first race getting a win over Nik but was careless in giving the race against Razali and Tiffany away.
We were leading in both races but the shifty wind and bad decisions gave the races away. And that put us in really bad positions, for now we needed to win both our remaining matches to put ourselves in the semis! And the remaining matches are against the defending champion hazwan and last year's finalist Nurul Elia, so it was really an uphill task.

The pressure is really on us now, but we were saved by the bell , it was lunch time. And we had time to take the negativity off us.

After lunch we came out roaring, literally !, we were really furious when our race against Hazwan was abandoned after we won the pre start, as it seems a photographer were hiding inside the boat. And due to number difference the PRO had to stop the race! Our adrenalin was pumping and our temper flies for this is a must win race. But maybe this was a blessing in disguise as this incident took our nervousness away, and we took the race from Hazwan and Elia without much of a problem.


Now both KRT Teams are in the Semis.
Till date,

TIffany lost her first race against Hazwan
While
Jeremy won his first race against Nik

First to win 3 races , will proceed to the Final!

MMRC 2010 End of Day 1 :Black Day with a Silver Lining

Today, Koo Racing Team Evernew which is lead by Jeremy, had at least 1 penalty in 3 out of 5 matches. The team now are quite used to do it, abad manged to recover well coming back from behind, except for the race against Nik, where we kept receiving penalties which would most probably goes the other way in another day. We ended up receiving a black flag . We accept the decisions, and had a lot of discussion about it and felt like we have moved forward and learned a great deal.

Tiffany Koo, lost her first race to formidable Razali from the Royal Malaysian Armed Forces, and the second against our team which is lead by Jeremy Koo.


The losses and penalties we received today have definitely powered us up, showing our mistakes and and we tries very hard to make most of it, learning from it, improving our skills.

Semi final spot are still mathematically within reach for both KRT Teams! And we still stand a good chance to get it!

KRT at MMRC - Monsoon Cup Qualifier Day 1 - Prelunch

Tiffany Koo got off to a great start winning her first race against Malaysian Asian Games Representative and a second win against Jerome from Putrajaya five 'O', Tiffany's KRT team received a huge boost when Saiful whom was a bowman of Hazwan's winning team last year joined her. Tiffany was searching for a bowman just before MMRC starts. WIth Saiful, Tiffany now recruited 2 of Hazwan's crew last year.

While Jeremy Koo's KRT Evernew had a nervy start against fellow friend Rizal who also hails from Royal Selangor Yacht Club. Tom gave Jeremy a penalty at the start, and Jeremy have to give it all to retake the lead at the windward mark.

News: Top skippers to battle for Monsoon Cup berth

TWO former champions will battle eight top skippers for the right to represent Malaysia in the Monsoon Cup when the Malaysian Match Racing Championship (MMRC) gets under way tomorrow.

Tiffany Koo (Koo Racing Team), the 2006 and 2007 MMRC winner, is returning in an attempt to complete a hat-trick of wins, while defending champion Hazwan Hazim Dermawan (Team Pulse AC Law), boosted by a major sponsorship deal with Pulse Group PLC and AC Law, a leading corporate law firm, has set his sights on loftier goals.

Hazwan's new sponsorship deal will see him lead the first all-Malaysian team to a WMRT event outside of Malaysia when they compete in the Korea Match Cup Qualifiers next year.


But first, he and Tiffany will face a big test in the MMRC, scheduled for Kuala Terengganu. The Asian Match Racing Championships will follow on Oct 25-28.

Eight other teams - Jeremy Koo (Koo Racing Team Evernew), Mohd Razali Mansor (MAF1), Rizal Mahadi (RSYC), Abdul Rahim Mohd Zan (Perak), Mohd Masyuri (MYA), Nurul Elia Anuar (Sail Putrajaya), Nik Ashraf Nik Qaedi (Malaysia One) and Jerome Welch (Putrajaya 5 O) - will be out to deny Tiffany and Hazwan.

Nurul, the 2009 Monsoon Sailing School (MSS) Most Promising Sailor, was also a losing MMRC finalist last year.


But with a year's experience under her belt, she could be a big threat. Masyuri, who is preparing for next month's Asian Games after winning the recent national trials, is another sailor with big ambitions.

With Armed Forces teammate Razali, the duo have been competing in the MMRC since 2006 and both are determined to end their losing streak.

Jeremy has tasted victory as a member of the crew when his sister Tiffany won in 2006 and 2007.


He was a losing semi-finalist last year and will want to show that a winning mentality is very much a Koo family trait.

The winners of the MMRC and AMRC will each earn a ticket to the Monsoon Cup, the final race of the World Match Racing Tour season, on Nov 30-Dec 5.

Source & Credits
Read more: Top skippers to battle for Monsoon Cup berth http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/42LAYAR/Article#ixzz12m6uhjN9

News : All Eyes On Tiffany In Hattrick Bid

'A delighted Tiffany after her victory in 2007' Monsoon Cup © Click Here to view large photo
The biggest name in this year’s Malaysian Match Racing Championship (MMRC) is undoubtedly Tiffany Koo, a two-time winner of the event.


Tiffany, who emerged champion in 2006 and 2007, has been training hard in her attempt to make it a hattrick of victories and will represent the Royal Selangor Yacht Club (RSYC). She will race under the name of Koo Racing Team.


This year’s MMRC is at Ri-Yaz Heritage Marina Resort and Spa in Pulau Duyong from Oct 20-23. It will be followed by the Asian Match Racing Championship from Oct 25-28. The winners of both events will each earn a berth to the prestigious Monsoon Cup at the same venue from Nov 30-Dec 5. A third qualifier will be the winner of the SunseekerAustralia Cup.


The three will join the top eight sailors in the World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) plus one wildcard entry in the Monsoon Cup.


The Monsoon Cup is the season ending race on the WMRT. The world’s top sailors will all be in Terengganu with five skippers still in the race to be crowned World Champion.


Tiffany and her crew celebrate winning the 2007 MMRC - Monsoon Cup © Click Here to view large photo
After eight of the nine rounds in this season’s WMRT, Mathieu Richard has accumulated 105 points, to lead defending World Champion and 2009 Monsoon Cup winner Adam Minoprio (NZL) ETNZ/BlackMatch Racing by 15 points.


Ben Ainslie (GBR) TEAMORIGIN, a multiple Olympic gold medallist, is a further two points behind Minoprio, but has the momentum after his stunning victory last weekend in the Argo Gold Cup, the penultimate round of this season’s WMRT.


Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Mirsky Racing Team (76 Points) and two-time World Champion Ian Williams (GBR) Team GAC Pindar (72 Points) are the other skippers still in with a chance to top the standing as 38 points will be awarded to the Monsoon Cup winner.


Jesper Radich (DEN) Radich Racing Team (60 Points), Francesco Bruni (ITA) Azzurra (53 Points) and Peter Gilmour (AUS) YANMAR Racing (51 Points) round up the top eight, who all get automatic berths to the Monsoon Cup.


Tiffany, who won a gold medal in the laser category at the 2001 SEA Games, will start as the hot favourite to regain the title.

Defending MMRC champion Hazwan Hazim, who has returned to Perak a year after winning the title while sailing for Terengganu, will be Tiffany’s main rival in this year’s competition. Nurul Ain Md Isa, the 2008 MMRC Champion, will not be racing this year.


For more information, please contact:
Mira Navaretna
mira@tbest.com.my
+603-22833324
www.monsooncup.com.my


About the Malaysian Match Racing Championship (MMRC)
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 now grown to have 13 local teams taking part in last year's event.
The winner will be the sole Malaysian representative at the Monsoon Cup, the final and deciding leg of the World Match Race Championships. It is a chance to compete with the world’s top match race sailors.


Malaysian Match Racing Championship Winners
2006: Tiffany Koo (MAS) – Team Selangor Gapurna 1
2007: Tiffany Koo (MAS) – UK Halsey Gapurna
2008: Nurul Ain Md Isa (MAS) – Perak Sailing Team
2009: Hazwan Hazim (MAS) - Taring Pelangi


About the Asian Match Racing Championship (AMRC)
At its debut in 2006, the AMRC saw participation from five regional teams, including from Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong, racing in the world-class Pulau Duyong match race circuit, which is also the venue for the Monsoon Cup.
Last year saw a massive increase in interest with over 30 international teams applying for a chance to compete. But only seven selected teams were racing in the AMRC, including two from Malaysia.
Now it has grown to include the participation of youths under 25 from around the globe.


Asian Match Racing Championship Winners
2006: Adam Minoprio (NZL) – BlackMatch Racing
2007: Adam Minoprio (NZL) – BlackMatch Racing
2008: Keith Swinton (AUS) – BlackSwan Racing
2009: Phil Robertsson (NZL), Team New Zealand WAKA Racing




by Monsoon Cup 2010

Source & Credits
This article was published at http://www.sail-world.com/newsfeed_show.cfm?nfid=19&nid=75898

News : Tiffany going for hat-trick

THE biggest name in this year's Malaysian Match Racing Championship (MMRC) is undoubtedly Tiffany Koo, a two-time winner of the event.

Tiffany, who emerged champion in 2006 and 2007, has been training hard in her attempt to make it a winning hat-trick when she represents the Royal Selangor Yacht Club (RSYC) racing under the name of Koo Racing Team.

This year's three-day MMRC is at Ri-Yaz Heritage Marina Resort and Spa in Pulau Duyong starting on Wednesday and will be followed by the Asian Match Racing Championship on Oct 25-28. The winners earn a berth in the Nov 30-Dec 5 Monsoon Cup at the same venue. A third qualifier will be the winner of the SunseekerAustralia Cup.


The three will join the top eight sailors in the World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) plus one wild card in the Monsoon Cup, the season ending race on the WMRT. The world's top sailors will all be in Terengganu with five skippers still in the race to be crowned world champion.

After eight of the nine rounds in this season's WMRT, Mathieu Richard has accumulated 105 points to lead defending World Champion and 2009 Monsoon Cup winner Adam Minoprio (NZL) ETNZ/BlackMatch Racing by 15 points.

Britain's Ben Ainslie of Teamorigin. a multiple Olympic gold medallist, is a further two points behind Minoprio but has the momentum after his stunning victory in the recent Argo Gold Cup, the penultimate round of the WMRT.


Torvar Mirsky's Mirsky Racing Team of Australia and two-time world champion Ian Williams' Team GAC Pindar of Britain are the other skippers still in with a chance to top the standings.

Dane Jesper Radich of the Radich Racing Team, Italian Francesco Brunic of Azzurra and Australian Peter Gilmour of YANMAR Racing round up the top eight, who all get automatic berths to the Monsoon Cup.

Tiffany, who won a gold medal in the laser category at the 2001 Sea Games, will start as the hot favourite to regain the title.


Defending MMRC champion Hazwan Hazim, who has returned to Perak a year after winning the title while sailing for Terengganu, will be Tiffany's main rival in this year's competition. Nurul Ain Mohd Isa, the 2008 MMRC Champion, will not be racing.

Source & Credits
Read more: Tiffany going for hat-trick http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/40sailtiffany/Article#ixzz12h3QxAyw