The Star, 13 May 2010

RAJA Badu Shah and Low Yee Ming were the biggest winners in the Duet Football Freestyle Challenge at the Tropicana City Mall recently.

The duo, calling themselves 1Malaysia Freestyler, were runners-up in the championships and received RM800. They also won RM1,000 as the winner of the Unity Award.

The champions pair in the championships were Jerung Freestylers comprising Mohd Izzat and Mohd Asyrop.

The one-day championship was organised by Sports Unite Sports Club with support from Milo, Revive and Figos.

The champions: Raja Badu Shah (down) and Low Yee Ming display their freestyle skills.

A total of 32 pairs, from all age groups, were given the chance to show off their freestyle skills.

Each pair was given three minutes to do their tricks and stunts with the ball. Judging was based on creativity, technical skills, team co-ordination and level of difficulty.

Malaysia's top freestyler Shuhami Khizari aka Dr Freestyler gave a demo before the start of the carnival and also played the role of the head judge.

Upbeat music accompanied participants as they performed their stunts.

SportsUnite Sports Club chairman Datuk Dina Rizal said it was a unique tournament held in Malaysia for the first time.

"The competition was a big success. We had participants from as young as 10 years. They showed a lot of enthusiasm and we are convinced that football freestyle will become a popular activity among youngsters," said Dina.