Several Malaysian senior shuttlers collectively clinched an impressive six medals at the World Masters Games (WMG) 2025.

Held in Taipei, Taiwan, the event saw six Malaysian players finish with a haul of a gold, a silver and four bronze medals.

Penangite Lim Chong Sek competed in the Competitive Individual Competition Men’s Singles 75+ Open Category and won a gold medal, defeating fellow finalist Somalu Sinnayah in three gruelling sets at 18-21, 21-15, 21-12.

“During the group matches, we also played each other. I also beat the United States-based player in three sets,” he said.

“Our points were very close and the match was intense.

“Yet, I managed to get the better of him and I am quite satisfied with my performance,” he said.

Chong Sek also collected bronze medals in the Mixed Doubles and Mixed Team events in the same age category.

Sarawakian Bruni Garip, the current 2023 Badminton World Federation Senior Men’s Singles 70-74 years Champion, won the silver in the Competitive Individual Competition Men’s Singles 70+.

He lost to Chinese Taipei player Cheng Shin Yang in three sets, going down at 15-21, 21-11, 9-21.

Meanwhile, Chan Wan Seong, who topped his group after winning two matches in the Competitive Individual Competition Men’s Singles 70+, qualified for the elimination stage.

In the round of 16, the luck of the draw pitted Chan against Dhany Sartika (also known as Yang Wei Chen).

The latter was a former Indonesian Thomas Cup teammate of legendary Rudy Hartono and Liem Swie King in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Dhany defeated Chan in three tough sets at 16-21, 21-10, 21-17.

Chan also formed a scratch partnership with Malaysian Lim Teik Guan, 74, who is based in Perth, Australia.

Despite partnering for the first time in the Competitive Individual Competition Men’s Doubles 70+ category, the duo performed creditably to finish second in their group matches.

They qualified for the semi-finals but lost to a Singapore-Chinese Taipei pair, the eventual champions of the group.

Although Chan and Teik Guan lost their semi-final match, they were assured of a bronze medal.

“I am quite satisfied with winning a bronze medal since I last participated in the WMG in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2017,” said Chan.

“Back then, I had won the gold medal in the Men’s Doubles 60-64 years Open category, partnering Ong Then Lin.

“The WMG in 2021 in Kansai, Japan, was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

“So, after waiting for eight long years, it feels nice to be able to win another medal with a first-time partner.”

The other Malaysian player, Neoh Cheong Kooi of Penang, partnered Ricky Kong from Sydney, Australia, to reach the Competitive Individual Competition Men’s Doubles 70+ semi-finals.

However, they eventually lost to the Chinese Taipei pair to finish with bronze medals.