The long-awaited return of the Dato’ Theng Book/Eco-Shop Cup Malaysian Media Badminton Team Tournament was a smashing success after a seven-year hiatus, with Astro clinching the Media division title and hosts DTB (Dato’ Theng Book Team) taking home the VIP/Corporate crown.
Held at Pusat Sukan Desa Pataling and organised by Myallsports, the tournament featured a total prize pool of RM15,000. This year also marked Eco-Shop’s debut as the title sponsor, supported by STM Lottery, FELET, Ebara Malaysia, and European Credit Investment Bank. Product sponsors included Milo, 100PLUS, and Aconman.
The competition adopted a fast-paced relay format — consisting of men’s doubles (15 points), mixed doubles (15 points), and a 3v3 match (20 points). The first team to hit 50 points won the tie.
Astro dominated the Media category, going undefeated in the group stage, beating China Press in the semis, and rallying past NSTP in the final despite an early setback. They sealed the title with a 50–40 win in the 3v3 round, taking home RM2,088. NSTP finished as runners-up with RM1,688. Sin Chew Daily and China Press shared third place with RM1,088 each. 988 Radio, Bernama, The Star, and The Interview Media exited at the group stage but earned RM488 each.
DTB went on a flawless run in the round-robin VIP/Corporate division, reclaiming the title for the first time since 2016 and earning RM1,888. Ebara Malaysia followed in second with RM1,488, while STM Lottery and Eco-Shop shared third place, each taking home RM888.
In the All-Star Games exhibition match, the VIP/Corporate team triumphed over the Media side 45–24, pocketing RM1,000. The Media team received RM500.
Tournament founder Dato’ Theng Foo expressed gratitude to all the sponsors and hoped to make the tournament an annual tradition. Eco-Shop’s CHRO, Ng Siew Yen, said the brand was honoured to support an event that united sports, media, and business professionals.
The Astro team comprised the following members: Melvin Lee Aik Pueh from Technology, Kevin Choong Kok Kitt from Studio Engineering, Ong Chi Han (Felix) from Astro Media Sales, Jeffrey Hermanto Halimsetiawan from Software Engineering, and Akmal Farhan bin Ahmad from CCC - Service Recovery. Additionally, Hung Ing Chung (Chris) from CCC - THD & CSU, Muhammad Rusydi bin Norlihan from Facilities, and Mohamad Azlan bin Abdul Shukor from Technology were part of the team. Cheah Pui Yi from CCC - Operations Analysis and Catherina Chan from Technology completed the roster.
