The Pesta Futsal
Rakyat – Piala Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad 2019 reached its epic conclusion at the
Grand Finals in Uptown Sports, Bangi, Selangor on 1 September with thousands in
attendance.
Organised by Futsal.Asia under the esteemed patronage of Malaysia Prime Minister, YAB Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, the ‘Piala’ travelled across four key zones, throughout Peninsular Malaysia on a two-month long sporting carnival unlike anything the nation has ever experienced.
Featuring a wide range of categories such as futsal Under-12, Under-16, Men’s Open, Women’s Open, Panna Championship, Freestyle Football Championship & MY E-Games Championship along with numerous other fun mini-games, the tournament, which is supported by the Ministry of Youth and Sports and MYE.G. Services Bhd (MYEG) as title sponsor, attracted an overwhelming attendance of over 30,000 participants and spectators at the five different venues.
The Grand Finals
saw the very best four teams, per category, from each zone – East (Pahang),
North (Kedah), Central (Subang), South (Johor) & Central II (Bangi) –
battle it out for the trophy and lucrative cash prizes in an intense showdown.
Unique FC took
home the trophy for the men’s open category and RM20,000 in cash, while the
Boys Under-12 and Under-16 were won by All Star Jr A and Ally FT C
respectively, with each team taking home RM10,000.
Champions List:
|
Name
|
Category
| Prize Money (RM) |
|
Unique FC
|
Men’s Open
|
20,000
|
|
Ally FT C
|
Under-16
|
10,000
|
|
All Star Jr A
|
Under-12
|
10,000
|
|
Zemis FC
|
Women’s Open
|
5,000
|
|
Luqman Haziq
| MY E-Games Championship (FIFA 19) |
10,000
|
|
Luqman Hakim
|
Panna
|
3,000
|
|
Muhammad Anas Hakimi
|
Freestyle Football
|
3,000
|
The prize giving ceremony proved to be a lively affair with local artist Ismail Izzani leading a stellar list of performers which included the likes of world renowned freestyle footballers; Takahashi Kosuke (JPN), Jordan Morisson (AUS) & Malaysia’s very own Zeem Ahmad and modern circus arts group Psycusix.
Selangor Youth
Generation, Sports and Human Capital Development Committee chairman, YB Mohd
Khairuddin Bin Othman, who was present at the Grand Finals said, “Sports
is the perfect platform to nurture unity among Malaysians. And here in Selangor
we are constantly looking for ways to support sports-based initiatives. I’m
very proud of what Futsal.Asia have accomplished here and I look forward to
working closely with them in the future.”
Keeping up with
Malaysia’s commitment towards embracing the digital age, Pesta Futsal Rakyat
Piala Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad 2019 featured an entirely app-based registration
process via Futsal.Asia’s “Tournamentor” mobile application, which provided
users and players alike with real-time updates of competition results and
standings.
Each team were
assigned a QR code and each player was issued a RFID wristband, complete with
readable player profile, to keep track of both attendance and movement in and out
of pitches as well as goodie redemption.
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Pesta Futsal
Rakyat 2019 – Piala Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad is brought to you by Futsal.Asia with
Official Title Sponsor MYE.G. Services Berhad, and hurr.tv as the Official
Media Partner. This event is supported by the Ministry of Youth & Sports.
Pesta Futsal Rakyat 2019 – Piala Tun Dr.
Mahathir is also officially co-sponsored by Ekovest Berhad, Berjaya Corporation
Bhd, Conquest, aL-ikhsaN Sports, 100PLUS, Ice Mountain, as well as Uptown
Sports Bangi for the Grand Finals, and in collaboration with Malaysian Football
Freestylers & Gamesbond with Picasso Media Sdn Bhd as our Partnered Media
Agency.
Sponsors for the Lucky Draw include Star
Wheel Electronic, Air Wheel Malaysia, Quad Tech Official, Legoland and Flow
Rider.
For more information on “Pesta Futsal Rakyat 2019 – Piala Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad 2019”, visit www.pestafutsalrakyat.com
