The Ayam A1 Junior Open tennis championships, held at the National Tennis Centre in Jalan Duta recently, introduced a two-tier system for the first time.
Under the system, first round casualties were given another chance to win honours in tier two.
Tournament director Norman Woo said the system guarantees players more matches.
"We came out with this idea based on feedback from parents and players. This system is here to stay," said Woo.
Woo also said the championships, held for the fifth time, were a huge success with the participation of about 200 players.
"The event attracted some of the top juniors in local tennis. There were some interesting and exciting matches. Some of the seeded players were eliminated in the early rounds.
"We must thank the Lawn Tennis Association of Malaysia (LTAM) for making the event a big success.
"From a small competition, the junior championships has grown into a major one, which allows participants to earn ranking points. We are looking at making next year's edition bigger and grander," he added.
Naufal Siddiq turned in a near perfect performance to win a double. Naufal won the singles crown in the boys' Under-10 category when he defeated Darrshan Singh 6-1, 6-1 in the final.
In the doubles final, Naufal and Muhd Irzad defeated Amirul Ariff-Noor Suhail 6-3, 6-4.
In the battle of siblings, Duzbionjit Singh edged his elder brother Pearljit Singh 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, 6-4 to win the boys' Under-18 crown.
Duzbionjit is one of three players selected to represent Malaysia in the Junior Davis Cup at the Asia/Oceania Qualifiers in New Delhi, India on April 18-25.
RESULTS:
Boys' Under-10 Singles - Tier 1: Naufal Siddiq bt Darrshan Singh 6-1, 6-1; Tier 2: Liu Hui Retallick bt Nieshaal 8-2.
Doubles - Tier 1: Naufal Siddiq-Muhd Irzad bt Amirul Ariff-Noor Suhail 6-3, 6-4; Tier 2: Danial Farid-Darshan Suresh bt M. Shahputra-Amirul Hakim 8-5.
Under-14 Singles - Tier 1: Calvin Lee bt Stefan Gligorov 6-2, 3-0 (rtd); Tier 2: Lucas Chong bt Desmond Kong 8-4.
Doubles - Tier 1: Muhd Aniq-Mohd Sofwan bt Adam Farid-Stefan Gligorov 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 10-7; Tier 2: Shalin Yong-Megat Nasrul bt Ranveer Singh-Satveer Sing 8-5.
Under-18 Singles - Tier 1: Duzbionjit Singh bt Pearljit Singh 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, 6-4; Tier 2: Ahmad Hazeem bt Muaz Azhar w/o.
Doubles - Tier 1: Ahmad Fauzan-Ahmad Faiz bt Kenneth Tan-Keenam Kam 0-6, 7-6 (7-5), 10-4; Tier 2: Nigel Lim-Chew Wei Hoang bt Ahmad Farhan-Annuar Safwan w/o.
Girls' Under-10 Singles - Tier 1: Juliana Shalini bt Elysia Wan 6-4, 7-6 (7-2); Tier 2: Luo Zhiyun bt Elsa Wan 8-3.
Under-14 Singles - Tier 1: Sagung Putri bt Nur Hazira 6-1, 6-2; Tier 2: Nurul Farhana bt Putri Nuradleeyna 9-8 (7-1).
Under-18 Singles - Tier 1: R. Archnaah bt R. Akshara 6-0, 6-0; Tier 2: Wan Arishya bt Grace Quinn 8-6.
