Mixed doubles deliver second SEA Games bronze

Webmaster • December 12, 2025

Mixed doubles deliver second SEA Games bronze as Malaysia press on in mixed triples events

KUALA LUMPUR, 12 December: Malaysia added another medal to their tally at the 33rd Thailand SEA Games today after the mixed doubles pairing of Ayzek Hakimi Safingan–Sharifah Afiqah Farzana Syed Ali secured a bronze medal at Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University.

Ayzek–Sharifah battled bravely in the semi-finals but were edged 8-13 by the Philippines’ Ronnel Fuentes–Clyde Joy Baria, who went on to finish runners-up to Thailand.

Despite the result, the Malaysian pair’s podium finish marks a positive step forward for the national petanque programme.

The bronze is Malaysia’s second medal in the sport at these Games, following Nuzul Azwan Ahmad Temizi’s bronze medal performance in the men’s shooting event earlier this week.

Sharifah reflected on the mixed emotions following the semi-final, expressing gratitude while acknowledging her own high standards.

“Alhamdulillah, I am grateful for the bronze medal as it means I did not return home empty-handed for Malaysia,” she said.

“At the same time, I am slightly disappointed that I was unable to improve the medal colour in the mixed doubles. I previously competed in the mixed doubles event with my elder brother Syed Afiq Fakhri at the Vietnam SEA Games, and I was hoping to do better this time.

“I feel that I was unable to show my true performance in today’s semi-final, but this experience will serve as an important lesson moving forward.” The latest podium finish further enhances Sharifah’s growing SEA Games resume, with the national player now owning three medals to date.

In addition to her two bronze medals in mixed doubles, she was also a silver medallist in the mixed triples (two women, one man) event at the Cambodia SEA Games, underlining her consistency and versatility across multiple disciplines.

With the mixed doubles event concluded, focus has shifted to the mixed triples, where Malaysia are competing in two categories — the two men, one woman (2M1W) event and the one man, two women (1M2W) event — with the qualifying rounds contested under the Swiss System format.

In the 2M1W category, the experienced trio of Syed Akmal Fikri Syed Ali, Saiful Bahri Musmin and Sharifah Aqilah Farhana Syed Ali made a solid start by edging Laos 10–9 in the opening round before going down 13–7 to Indonesia in the second round.

The trio will face Vietnam in their final qualifying match.

Meanwhile, Malaysia’s 1M2W combination of Nur Thahira Tasnim Abdul Aziz, Siti Asiah Zaini and Mohamad Shah Ismail showed resilience after opening with a 9–4 loss to Vietnam, bouncing back with a hard-fought 9–7 victory over Myanmar in the second round.

They will meet Thailand in their final qualifying encounter.

Both mixed triples teams head into their final matches knowing a win would place them in the top four and secure a place in the medal playoffs. With momentum building and several medal opportunities still in play, Malaysia’s petanque squad remain firmly focused on strengthening their overall SEA Games medal haul in the days ahead.

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