Jin Young Ko Earns 2019 Rolex Player of the Year Award

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Jin Young Ko Earns 2019 Rolex Player of the Year Award

Oct 28. 2019

Jin Young Ko (LPGA Photo)

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Ko clinches honor with three events remaining in the 2019 LPGA Tour season

The LPGA Tour announced today that Jin Young Ko has earned the 2019 Rolex Player of the Year award for the first time in her career.

With three events remaining on the 2019 LPGA Tour schedule, Ko leads the Player of the Year standings with 241 points, 118 points over 2019 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Jeongeun Lee6, and cannot be caught. The Republic of Korea native already secured the 2019 Rolex ANNIKA Major Award after winning the ANA Inspiration and The Evian Championship and finishing third at the AIG Women’s British Open.

“I am so thankful to win the Rolex Player of the Year award. This was one of the best years of my career and to earn this award is one of the best honors I could ever receive. Some of my golf heroes have won this award and I can’t believe that my name is now on the same list,” said Ko. “I want to thank God, my family, my friends and my sponsors for believing in me and helping me reach this goal. I can’t wait to see what the future brings for me.”

Ko, the 2018 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year, has dominated the leaderboards in 2019, winning four times and recording eight additional top-10 finishes, including three runner-up performances. In 20 starts in 2019, Ko has made every cut and has yet to finish outside the top 30.

She claimed her first victory at the Bank of Hope Founders Cup, then followed it up with her first LPGA major championship two starts later at the ANA Inspiration. Ko earned her second major title of the season at The Evian Championship, coming from four strokes back to best 54-hole leader Hyo Joo Kim and win by two shots. She won her most recent LPGA title at the CP Women’s Open, where she became the first LPGA player to win a 72-hole event in bogey-free fashion since countrywoman Inbee Park accomplished the feat at the 2015 HSBC Women’s World Championship.

Ko rose to No. 1 in the Rolex Women’s World Rankings on April 8 after her win at the ANA Inspiration and held the spot for 12 weeks. She again rose to the top spot in the Rolex Rankings on July 29 following her win at The Evian Championship, a position she still holds.

Ko’s four victories are the most by a single player on the LPGA this season, and the most since Ariya Jutanugarn captured five in 2016. With three events left to be played in 2019, Ko leads the Tour in multiple statistical categories. She ranks first on the Official Money List ($2,714,281), leads the Race to the CME Globe (4,148 points), is No. 1 in scoring average (68.933), tops the Tour in greens in regulation (79.7%) and has the most top-10 finishes this season (12). This year, Ko also played 114 bogey-free holes spanning the AIG Women’s British Open, the CP Women’s Open and the Cambia Portland Classic. It is the longest known bogey-free streak in professional golf, breaking the previous mark of 110 holes set by Tiger Woods in 2000.

Ko earned her first LPGA Tour victory in 2017 as a non-member at the 2017 LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship, a win that earned her Tour Membership for the 2018 season. Her impact was felt immediately on the LPGA Tour as she became a Rolex First-Time Winner at the ISPS Handa Women’s Australia Open, becoming only the second player to win in her debut as a

Member. Ko then clinched the Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year award with four events left in the season after notching an additional 12 top-10 finishes throughout the year.

Since its inception in 1966, Ko is the 24th different winner of the Rolex Player of the Year award. She is the fourth player from the Republic of Korea in the last seven years to receive the honor, following Inbee Park (2013), So Yeon Ryu (2017) and Sung Hyun Park (2017).

Ko will receive the Rolex Player of the Year award at the 2019 Rolex LPGA Awards ceremony, to be held on Thursday, Nov. 21, at Tiburon Golf Club during the week of the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship.

Marquez vs Viñales: a duel to the wire Down Under

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Marquez vs Viñales: a duel to the wire Down Under

Oct 28. 2019

Marc Marquez

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A dramatic crash on the last lap decides the 2019 Pramac Generac Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix

Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) and Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) played high speed chess at the Pramac Generac Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, with the two locked in a tense duel for supremacy throughout. It wasn’t a duel fought in overtakes and swapped paint, it was a duel in pure speed – with the two perfectly matched the point they made a break for it right down to the final lap. That final lap was a dramatic one as Marquez struck early and Viñales dug deep to fight back – and then suffered a dramatic crash that decided the first time the two men have really gone head to head. With that, Cal Crutchlow’s (LCR Honda Castrol) impressive ride became one to second place and his best finish of the season, with Jack Miller (Pramac Racing) completing the podium to the delight of the home fans – the first Aussie to stand on the rostrum on home soil in the premier class since MotoGP™ Legend Casey Stoner won the 2012 event at Phillip Island.

From the off, the race was a classic – and dramatic. From P4 on the grid, Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) got a great launch to get the holeshot into Doohan Corner, with Viñales slipping to P6 from pole. Then, at Turn 2, two heavyweights were out of the race: Danilo Petrucci (Ducati Team) was pushed slightly wide by Marquez as the packed shuffled into the left-hander, and the Italian was a little too eager on the gas, highsiding and dramatically launched into Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha SRT). The Frenchman was already wide and almost on the grass, therefore sadly also right in the path of the oncoming Italian. Riders ok, but out of a pivotal race.

Back at the front, ‘The Doctor’ was still leading the way on his 400th Grand Prix start, with Crutchlow and Aprilia Racing Team Gresini’s Andrea Iannone slotting in behind the Italian as a freight train of nine riders formed at the front in the opening handful of laps. Rossi held P1 until Lap 4 when Crutchlow powered past the Yamaha into Turn 1, before Iannone then spectacularly led the race for Aprilia as Crutchlow, Iannone, Rossi, Marquez, Viñales, Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini), Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team), Miller and Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) all battled one another in a scintillating start to the 2019 Australian GP.

The man with the pace for most of the weekend was slowly picking his way through the pack though. Viñales was up to third on Lap 8, second on Lap 9 and the lead on Lap 10. Knowing the polesitter had the pace to make a break, third place Marquez was then in a hurry to get past Crutchlow as he shoved the Brit wide at the top of Lukey Heights. That dropped the number 35 down to P4 behind Iannone, and Viñales and Marquez immediately seemed to pull the pin. Crutchlow passed the Aprilia of Iannone into Turn 1 and attempted to go with the leading duo as all three set mid 1:29s and escaped the monster battle for P4.

The LCR Honda Castrol man couldn’t hold the pace of Viñales and Marquez, however, as the two Spaniards were relentless in the lead to pull away. But Crutchlow was far clear of the scrap behind as three Ducatis, two Suzukis, two Aprilias and a Yamaha fought tooth and nail. Rookies Francesco Bagnaia (Pramac Racing) and Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) were two impressive performers as they got up in the mix.

By a handful of laps to go, Marquez was threatening to lead into Turn 1 – and sitting up. As the race rolled on, Marquez kept shying away from a pass, shadowing Viñales around the rest of the lap and waiting for the last. When that came around, there was nothing between the two over the line and the Honda suddenly struck. Viñales was quick around the outside in the hope of gaining the inside line for the Southern Loop, but Marquez shut the door. Next came Honda Corner and no way through, leaving Turn 10 as the likely major overtaking opportunity. And the race would be settled on the drop into 10, but now how we imagined.

Viñales had already pulled off some sublime moves there, and this time he was equally apid over the crest of Lukey Heights, right on the back of Marquez. But then, drama suddenly struck as it proved too much to ask of the Yamaha and Viñales cascaded out the race and onto the grass, leaving Marquez uncotested to the line.

For the reigning Champion it was victory number 55 of his MotoGP™ career, becoming the most successful Honda rider in the premier class and overtaking Mick Doohan’s record on the MotoGP™ Legend’s home circuit. Viñales’ crash bumped 2016 Australian GP winner Crutchlow into P2, a sensational result for the number 35 after last year’s near-career ending crash at Phillip Island. Meanwhile…

Miller fought himself to the fore of the group battle for P4, which had now become a fight for the podium. On the run to the line, he had to fend off teammate Bagnaia to return an Aussie to the rostrum, apparently with a little inspiration from Ned Kelly. ‘Pecco’ pocketed his best MotoGP™ result in P4, from P15 on the grid no less, topping off a great weekend for the Pramac team at Pramac Generac-sponsored GP. Fellow rookie Mir also claimed his best premier class result in P5, the Suzuki man holding off the super impressive Iannone as ‘The Maniac’ took his best Aprilia finish and equalled the Noale factory’s best.

Dovizioso crossed the line in P7 just a whisker behind Iannone, meaning the Team Championship between the Ducati Team and Repsol Honda Team now sits at just one point. Rossi slipped back to eighth in the closing stages, holding off the challenge from Rins and Aleix Espargaro, who completed the top ten.

Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) took P11 ahead of a tougher weekend for Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), that closing Aprilia’s deficit to KTM a little in the standings. Johann Zarco (LCR Honda Idemitsu) took P13 on his Honda debut, with Karel Abraham (Reale Avintia Racing) and Hafizh Syahrin (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) completing the points.

Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) didn’t race after being declared unfit in his morning check up.

That’s it from Phillip Island and another absolute classic Down Under, with another year to wait until we return. But there’s less than a week until we’re back on track in Malaysia at Sepang International Circuit, so tune in as the top Independent Rider and Team title fights roll on, and the team standings could get another shake up…

Marc Marquez: “Incredible, incredible win because today we weren’t the fastest on the racetrack, Maverick was faster but I was waiting for him. I knew he was the target, I knew he was coming and didn’t start so well so I was waiting for him and when he overtook I tried to follow him and be there. I knew he’d push once he overtook Cal and that’s what he did. It was a strong move when I took Cal but I had to make it because I knew if Maverick had a gap of more than half a second or a little bit more, it would be impossible. So I was using his slipstream, he was so fast in T2 and T3, I was fastest in the last sector and the straight, where we could use our engine.

“On the last lap it was my plan to overtake on the straight and then close the door, then I saw it started to rain, especially at Turn 3 and Turn 6, and I thought, ‘what’s going on?!’ but I just tried to brake late. At Turn 10 he’d already overtaken me twice and I knew he would come. I went in so deep, braking hard. I didn’t know he crashed but I think I would have had a second chance. I think I could have overtaken him before the finish line too.

“It was a slow-cooked victory that, we tried to work on the details, all the Repsol Honda Team, and I equalled Mick Doohan in Motegi. Now, I’m the rider with more victories for Honda, which is something incredible. I’m happy, enjoying dreaming this dream. Just enjoy it because you don’t know the future.”

Race results:

1 – Marc Marquez (SPA – Honda) 40’43.729

2 – Cal Crutchlow* (GBR – Honda) +11.413

3 – Jack Miller* (AUS – Ducati) +14.499

*Independent Team rider

Crutchlow on his way to his best finish of the year so far

“I gave an Italian designer a picture of Ned Kelly and this is what came out” – Miller on his special colour scheme Down Under

Shoeys – apparently it’s an Australian thing

Viñales leads Marquez round the Island…

…before the tables turn on the final lap

Podium L-R: Crutchlow, Marquez and Miller

Binder blasts to victory to keep his title hopes alive

The South African cuts his deficit to the top, as does Lüthi, on a more muted day for points leader Marquez Down Under

Three is a magic number for KTM Down Under. Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Brad Binder clinched his third win of 2019 at the Pramac Generac Australian Grand Prix – and the Austrian factory’s third win in a row at the venue – to keep his Moto2™ Championship hopes alive in style; the South African now 33 points off the lead held by Alex Marquez (Marc VDS EG 0,0). Rookie Jorge Martin made it a Red Bull KTM Ajo one-two and took his second intermediate class podium, with Dynavolt Intact GP’s Tom Lüthi taking third. That puts the Swiss rider even closer in the standings, now 28 points adrift of Marquez on the way to Malaysia.

Binder bagged the holeshot from the middle of the front row, with teammate Martin quickly followeing him through as polesitter Jorge Navarro (Beta Tools Speed Up) slipped a little backwards off the line. In a dramatic opening half a lap, monday.com American Racing’s Iker Lecuona then took out both Luca Marini (Sky Racing Team VR46), ending the Thailand and Japan winner’s shot at the crown, and Marco Bezzecchi (Red Bull Tech 3 KTM) after trying to pull off an audacious move into Turn 4. Championship leader Marquez barely escaped upright; incredibly fortunate not to get caught up in the incident that resulted in a Long Lap Penalty for Lecuona.

Back at the front and the KTM duo had started to break clear from Navarro and Lüthi, who were having their own fight over the final podium spot. The Swiss rider got the better of Navarro at half race distance, and from there the Speed Up couldn’t quite stay in touch.

Marquez, meanwhile, began to fade backwards slightly as Lorenzo Baldassarri (FlexBox HP 40), Stefano Manzi (MV Agusta Temporary Forward) and Tetsuta Nagashima (ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team) all finding a way past in the space of a lap, demoting the number 73 down to eighth. It would get worse for Marquez, the points leader losing another couple of places…

Martin, meanwhile, continued to apply the pressure on Binder but the South African was standing firm. Eventually the number 41 broke free from Martin, however, and pushed on towards victory at the same venue he ruled in 2018. Martin was back on the box and it was back-to-back podiums for Lüthi too, with both Binder and the Swiss rider cutting the deficit to the top considerably.

Fourth went the way of Navarro, who held off a brilliant late charge from Baldassarri as the Italian closed to within half a second on the final lap. ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team’s Remy Gardner took sixth at his home round after a quality ride to hold off Lecuona in the closing stages, with Marquez ultimately crossing the line in eighth after a late surge. He now sits 28 points ahead of Lüthi and 33 points clear of Binder with just two rounds remaining.

Manzi pulled off a stunner Down Under for MV Agusta as he and Nagashima completed the top 10, ahead of an impressive comeback from Marcel Schrötter (Dynavolt Intact GP) after a tough Saturday for the German. Nicolo Bulega (Sky Racing Team VR46) took P12 ahead of a solid finish for Jesko Raffin (NTS RW Racing GP) in 13th. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Beta Tools Speed Up) was 14th, as Bo Bendsneyder (NTS RW Racing GP) completed the points to put both NTS machines on the scoreboard.

One key name missing? Augusto Fernandez (Flexbox HP 40). After a tough qualifying, it was a tough race day that followed for the Spaniard, who now finds himself out the Championship fight. He didn’t score Down Under, and even if he were to win the next two and Marquez took no more points, leaving them equal on victories and points…Fernandez would lose on second places.

And so the battle is four. Marquez is 28 clear of Lüthi, with Binder and Navarro still in with a shout. Next up it’s Malaysia and it’s only just around the corner – so tune in next weekend for what could be the final decider.

Brad Binder: “I expected it to be a big group and a massive fight, but four or five laps into the race I realised it was just going to be me and my teammate, so one one hand it’s a bit of pressure but on the other I felt more relaxed because it’s a lot easier to deal with one person than ten. I’m really happy, I gave my absolute best all race, I think it was one of the most perfect races I’ve done. I almost crashed once but at the end of the day it’s ok because I stayed on! I’m feeling good and I need to say thanks to the team, the bike here worked incredibly, from FP1 it was amazing. We did a good job this weekend and things are looking good, I’m really enjoying the racing and looking forward to the next one.”

Race results:

1 – Brad Binder (RSA – KTM) 38’53.277

2 – Jorge Martin (SPA – KTM) +1.968

3 – Tom Lüthi (SWI – Kalex) +6.021

Podium L-R: Martin, Binder and Lüthi

Dalla Porta wins the race and the title in a classic Island contest

The Italian comes out on top and Canet crashes out as the Championship gets decided Down Under

Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Leopard Racing) pulled off an incredible win in the Pramac Generac Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix to take the 2019 Moto3™ World Championship in style, less than a tenth ahead of teammate Marcos Ramirez and 2018 Phillip Island winner Albert Arenas (Gaviota Angel Nieto Team) over the line. The hard-fought group battle went down to the wire, although the Italian took a step towards the Championship early in the race as key rival Aron Canet (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team) crashed out.

It was Ramirez who took the holeshot from his maiden pole position, with the initial pack led by the Spaniard, compatriot Arenas, Romano Fenati (VNE Snipers), Canet and Tony Arbolino (VNE Snipers), with Dalla Porta losing out a little off the line. Darryn Binder (CIP – Green Power) didn’t waste much time in ruffling a few feathers either as he suffered a moment – no harm done and up from way back on the grid – as Ramirez then ceded the lead to Fenati up front.

After that shuffle, there was even bigger drama not far off. From the thick of it in the fight at the front, Canet suddenly slid out at Turn 1 – leaving Dalla Porta with a open goal, but in one of the most brutally hard-fought Moto3™ races of the season; no mean feat.

The lead group was 20 deep, with the likes of John McPhee (Petronas Sprinta Racing), Arbolino, and Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Squadra Corse) just a few names who took turns to lead. One name was always there though – that of Dalla Porta. It was a classy ride from the Italian as trouble unfolded behind; Andrea Migno (Mugen Race) and Kaito Toba (Honda Team Asia) crashing out at Turn 4 with three to go and the lead was changing sector by sector.

Heading onto the last lap, however, Dalla Porta had it from Suzuki and McPhee. The Japanese rider then took the lead at Turn 4, somehow staying on the bike – and in the lead – after getting crossed up on the exit. A top-notch manoeuvre around Lukey Heights then saw Dalla Porta take the lead back as teammate Ramirez dived up the inside of a few riders to get himself up to P4…

Celestino Vietti (Sky Racing Team VR46) and Jaume Masia (Mugen Race) were the next to crash, heartbreakingly with two only corners to go, but the glory on the Island was about to go to Dalla Porta. Under attack out the final corner with those behind tucked into the slipstream, it was incredibly close but the number 48 claimed the win and the Moto3™ Championship in the best way possible – with victory. Ramirez was able to draft Suzuki and Arenas to make it a Leopard 1-2, with Arenas pushed back to third and Suzuki once again JUST losing out..

McPhee got a little caught up at Turn 10 and eventually crossed the line in P5, with Binder’s early scorchers giving him the chance to take home an impressive P6 from nigh on the back of the grid. Ayumu Sasaki (Petronas Sprinta Racing) was able to grab his best finish since the British GP in seventh, too.

Speaking of best finishes, the man in eighth put together a powerhouse performance on Phillip Island. Tom Booth-Amos (CIP Green Power) produced by far his best ride of his rookie season to pick up his first top ten and fight in the front group, impressing once again after a solid Saturday to boot. Arbolino eventually had to settle for P9 after tasting the race lead in the early laps, while Stefano Nepa (Reale Avinita Arizona 77) was another top performer as he finished in his second top 10 position of the year in tenth.

Dennis Foggia (Sky Racing Team VR46), Fenati, Alonso Lopez (Estrella Galicia 0,0), Ai Ogura (Honda Team Asia) and Jakub Kornfeil (Redox PrüstelGP) completed the points, Lopez via a slightly more scenic route. The Spaniard had to do the Long Lap Penalty twice due to cutting across the white line on his first attempt after he was penalised for contact with Filip Salač (Redox PrüstelGP). Gabriel Rodrigo (Kömmerling Gresini Moto3) and Raul Fernandez (Gaviota Angel Nieto Team) were involved in an incident at Lukey Heights with eight laps to go, and Sergio Garcia (Estrella Galicia 0,0) and wildcard Yanni Shaw (Double Six Motor Sport) also crashed out.

So, after an Island stunner, we have our 2019 Moto3™ World Champion. Congratulations to Dalla Porta on a sensational season, but with two races to go, everyone will be wanting to finish the year on a high – none more so than Canet. Malaysia is next and Sepang International Circuit awaits in less than a weeks’ time.

Lorenzo Dalla Porta: “It’s been fantastic for me, I don’t understand what we achieved! But I’m over the moon, I wanted to do it from the start of the season, winning the Championship and the race is something incredible. I think I have to sleep on it to understand that we won the Championship!

“This race was difficult, but when I saw Aron crashed, I tried to win. Because winning the Championship and the race is better! I tried, and I thought if I crashed then ok, we’ll try and win in Malaysia instead. But ok, we’re here. This is for my Grandma, my family and my team.

“I think I led a lot of laps throughout the races, and I think that’s why I won the title. I was first a lot of the time, consistent. And my team worked so hard and they did a fantastic job in all of the races!”

Race results:

1 – Lorenzo Dalla Porta (ITA – Honda) 37’45.817

2 – Marcos Ramirez (SPA – Honda) +0.077

3 – Albert Arenas (SPA – KTM) +0.088

Podium L-R: Ramirez, Dalla Porta and Arenas

#FullFlama48: Dalla Porta is the 2019 Moto3™ World Champion

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#FullFlama48: Dalla Porta is the 2019 Moto3™ World Champion

Oct 27. 2019

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The number 48 lifts the crown to become the first Italian lightweight class Champion since Andrea Dovizioso in 2004

Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Leopard Racing) is the 2019 Moto3™ World Champion. After a stunning race win at Phillip Island to secure the crown, the Italian from the Tuscan city of Prato becomes the first from his country to win a lightweight class World Championship since Andrea Dovizioso took the 2004 125 title.

Dalla Porta made his first appearance in the Moto3™ World Championship at Indianapolis in 2015 replacing Isaac Viñales at Husqvarna Factory Laglisse, the same structure he raced with at the time in the FIM CEV Repsol Moto3™ Junior World Championship. Throughout the rest of the season he only failed to finish once, at Phillip Island, and took a best result of eighth after an impressive debut showing.

The following season, the Italian made more than just a few more appearances on the world stage. At Mugello he replaced Philipp Öttl at Schedl GP Racing and scored a point, and at Assen he replaced Jorge Navarro at Estrella Galicia 0,0, taking his second top ten in Moto3™. Later in the season, he then joined the Championship full time replacing Romano Fenati at Sky Racing Team VR46 from Silverstone on. The same year, his junior campaign continued and Dalla Porta was crowned 2016 FIM CEV Repsol Moto3™ Junior World Champion at the season finale in Valencia.

2017 saw the Italian join Pull&Bear Aspar Mahindra and make the permanent move up to the World Championship, although the year was a tougher one for Dalla Porta, especially given his earlier results. He did enough to gain the attention of Leopard Racing for the following season, however, and joined the high-profile team for 2018.

The switch was an immediate success and Dalla Porta was on the podium in the season opener at Losail, taking third place and his first rostrum finish in Grand Prix racing. From there followed some solid races as the Italian took a top ten finish more often than not, and his first win would come in the latter half of the season on home turf at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli. More podiums in Thailand, Japan and Malaysia followed, putting Dalla Porta in the top five overall by the end of the year.

2019 saw that promise pay off even more as Dalla Porta put together an impressive campaign. Again it began with a podium in Qatar, this time in second, and the Italian took two more rostrum finishes at Le Mans and Mugello. He missed out at Catalunya through no fault of his own, but he was back on the box at the TT Circuit Assen before taking his first win of the season at the German GP. Another two podiums at Brno and Silverstone saw him exchanging the points lead with key rival Aron Canet (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team) as the two pulled clear at the top of the standings, but as the flyaways came around, Dalla Porta was the man with the momentum.

Another podium at Buriram was backed up by a second win of the season at the Twin Ring Motegi to put the him in the driving seat on the road to Phillip Island, and some key drama hit early in the Australian GP as closest rival Canet crashed out in the first few laps – leaving Dalla Porta with an open goal. In a classic Moto3™ showdown around one of the most challenging racetracks on the calendar, the number 48 was fearless to take a hard-fought third win of the year and secure himself the crown.

The 2019 Moto3™ World Champion is Lorenzo Dalla Porta!

Clockwise from top: Dalla Porta celebrates with his father, the Italian flag, his team and a few of his rivals

LORENZO DALLA PORTA: STATISTICS

• Lorenzo Dalla Porta is the first Italian rider to win a Moto3™ title since the introduction of the class back in 2012. In the lightweight category, he is the first Italian rider to clinch the title since Andrea Dovizioso back in 2004.

• Dalla Porta is the 15th different Italian rider to clinch the title in the lightweight category. In addition, Dalla Porta’s title is the 24th in the lightweight category for an Italian and the 78th in Grand Prix racing.

• Dalla Porta has won four races in his career so far, equalling Alex Marquez and Niccolo Antonelli in 13th place on the list of riders with most wins in the Moto3™ class.

• Dalla Porta has been on the podium 10 times this season so far (more than any of his rivals) and 15 times in the Moto3™ class, equalling Sandro Cortese and Alex Marquez and one less than Joan Mir, who is in ninth place on the list of riders with most podium finishes in the class.

• With 15 podiums, Dalla Porta moves into third place on the list of Italian riders with most podium finishes in the Moto3™ class after Enea Bastianini and Romano Fenati (24).

• Dalla Porta became the first rider to clinch a Grand Prix World Championship having also won the FIM CEV Repsol Moto3™ Junior World Championship (since 2015).

• This is the fifth time that a Honda rider has won the Moto3™ World Championship, adding to the titles won by Alex Marquez (2014), Danny Kent (2015), Joan Mir (2017) and Jorge Martin (2018).

• Dalla Porta (129) is on the list of 10 riders who have led more than 120 laps since the introduction of the Moto3™ class in 2012.

Tour stars to take their game to the next level at the WGC-HSBC Champions

Posted on October 26, 2019 by SoClaimon

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Tour stars to take their game to the next level at the WGC-HSBC Champions

Oct 26. 2019

Jazz Janewattananond

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Several of the best players from the Asian Tour will be bracing for their next challenge when they take on the world’s biggest stars at the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions next week.

As the Asian Tour Order of Merit leader, Thailand’s Jazz Janewattananond will spearhead the Tour’s challenge against a star-studded field where world number two Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland will headline the event along with a host of Major winners at the Sheshan International Golf Club.

Jazz has come a long way since losing his Asian Tour card in 2016.

After making his Asian Tour breakthrough in Bangladesh in 2017, the Thai has seen his fortune soared with another win on home soil last year followed by another two victories at the National Opens of Singapore and Korea this year.

“It’s been a really good year with the two wins on the Asian Tour and other top finishes both in Asia and Japan and I feel my game has continued to develop in the right direction.

“It’ll then be a nice way to finish the Asian Swing with my first ever appearance in the World Golf Championships at the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai. We’ll have the top golfers gathering from all the international tours and I’m looking forward to it,” said Jazz.

Along with Jazz, other Asian Tour members who will be making their debuts at the WGC-HSBC Champions include Australia’s Daniel Nisbet, Korea’s Taehee Lee, the Japanese trio of Mikumu Horikawa, Yosuke Asaji and Masahiro Kawamura, American Kurt Kitayama, Australia’s Jake Mcleod and Jbe Kruger of South Africa.

Liang Wenchong, the 2007 Asian Tour Order of Merit champion, is among the seven Chinese players who will be carrying the hopes of the host country and is no stranger to the playing at the WGC-HSBC Champions where his best result was tied-15th in 2013.

South Africa’s Justin Harding is also hoping to make another impression on the world stage after his exploits at the Masters tournament in April where he surprised the field by finishing in a commendable tied-12 position in April.

Australia’s Scott Hend is among the 12 Asian Tour members who will step up to the tee and will be looking better his best result which was a tied-19th finish at the WGC-HSBC Champions in 2015.

“I’m looking forward to playing in another WGC event in Shanghai at the end of the month. Sheshan is a great golf course and I look forward to playing well there,” said Hend, a 10-time Asian Tour winner.

Demolition job: Viñales stakes an early claim on victory Down Under

Posted on October 26, 2019 by SoClaimon

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Demolition job: Viñales stakes an early claim on victory Down Under

Oct 26. 2019

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The 2018 winner puts himself in another postcode, Quartararo suffers a highside and Marquez is outside the top five as action opens in Australia

Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) ruled Day 1 at the Pramac Generac Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, fastest in the wet and dry to make it double trouble for his rivals. By the end of play the only man within half a second of the Spaniard was Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team), although Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda Castrol) was only hundredths off joining the bracket as the Briton took third.

In classic Phillip Island style, Friday saw a few different seasons hit the circuit and it started with a wintery, rainy FP1. Viñales made short work of that from home hero Jack Miller (Pramac Racing) and reigning Champion Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team), and once the sun was back out in the afternoon the 2018 winner repeated the feat, this time from Dovizioso and Crutchlow, who were split by just five thousandths.

Behind Viñales, hundredths and thousandths were the deciding margins in a tight top eight. Danilo Petrucci (Ducati Team) was just 0.002 behind Crutchlow, with local favourite Miller completing the top five after ending up 0.017 in further arrears. 0.077 was then the gap back to Marquez in P6, with the number 93 getting the better of Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) by just 0.015. Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) made for close company in eighth as well, 0.036 off the ‘The Doctor’.

Missing someone? By the time you get to the latter half of the top ten of late, there’s a name that you expect to have read a while ago but it wasn’t to be for Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha SRT) on Friday. The French rookie was putting together a solid performance for much of FP1 but disaster struck towards the end of the session as he suffered a highside and then headed for the Medical Centre. He was declared fit but to be reviewed before FP3, although the number 20 was sidelined for FP2 after the medication he was given. His left foot is the affected area but the key good news was that he’s suffered no fractures in the crash. His teammate Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) flew the flag for the team on Friday, the Italian sixth in the wet and ninth overall after laptimes plummeted in the dry.

Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) completed the top ten after a solid outing for the Noale factory, the last man within a second of Viñales (and within half a second of everyone else). Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) was 11th ahead of an impressive push from Karel Abraham (Reale Avintia Racing) in P12, with Andrea Iannone (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) in 13th.

Francesco Bagnaia (Pramac Racing) finished the day in 14th despite a crash, just 0.015 ahead of the returning Johann Zarco (LCR Honda Idemitsu). The Frenchman acquitted himself well on first contact with his machine for the next three races; 13th in FP1 in the wet and the second Honda behind, as could be expected, Marquez, but he did get the better of Crutchlow by hundredths and Lorenzo by a few tenths. In FP2 in the dry, the number 5 put it in 15th and only a second and a half off the top. Lorenzo was in hot pursuit in P16.

KTM had a solid start to the weekend in the wet as Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) was ninth in FP1, just ahead of Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) by an apt 0.088. But the dry saw the Austrian factory slip down the order a little and they’ll be looking for more on Saturday. Espargaro also suffered a big crash on Day 1, rider ok.

For the premier class, Saturday begins at 10:50 (GMT +11), before qualifying from 15:05 to decide the grid for the Pramac Generac Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix. Will the rain return? Tune in to find out.

Friday’s fastest:

1 – Maverick Viñales (SPA – Yamaha) 1’28.824

2 – Andrea Dovizioso (ITA – Ducati) +0.496

3 – Cal Crutchlow* (GBR – Honda) +0.501

4 – Danilo Petrucci (ITA – Ducati) +0.503

5 – Jack Miller* (AUS – Ducati) +0.520

*Independent Team rider

Dovizioso was second on Day 1

Crutchlow was top Independent Team rider and in the top three

In addition to the valuable data gathered, one of the key moments of the day took place during the Tyre Test Session (see below) as Marc Marquez pulled off another jaw-dropper of a save. The reigning Champion got 70 degrees of lean and somehow managed to stay upright!

Tyre Test Session

Given the improved conditions in the afternoon on Friday at Phillip Island, the planned Tyre Test Session was able to go ahead and initial reports were positive.

The session was to give Official MotoGP™ tyre supplier Michelin the opportunity to assess a new specification slick rear tyre at an especially demanding circuit for the rear. This latest evolution has a new construction designed to improve performance at all tracks and has already been tested at the Barcelona, Brno and Misano Tests with the aim of introducing it in 2020. The version that Michelin brought to Phillip Island is asymmetric with a harder left-hand side and features the existing compounds specifically designed to combat the huge stresses the tyres are placed under at the track.

Each rider had one rear tyre in the new specification available and each chose the soft compound. Riders were also given an extra front tyre of their preferred specification – soft, medium or hard – and were asked to do a minimum of 11 timed laps.

Martin keeps his momentum to top Day 1

It’s a KTM kinda day on Friday at Phillip Island with four Austrian machines in the top five – and a few surprises outside it

Jorge Martin (Red Bull KTM Ajo) took his first Moto2™ podium last time out and the Spaniard picked up where he left off on Day 1 at the Pramac Generac Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, this time topping the overall timesheets and with quite a margin. The rookie was 0.343 ahead of teammate Brad Binder by the end of play, with Jorge Navarro (Beta Tools Speed Up) completing the top three and the only non-KTM in the top five.

FP1 was wet and FP2 dry, but the same name was at the top: Martin. He led the first session ahead of fellow rookie Nicolo Bulega (Sky Racing Team VR46) and a standout performance from Stefano Manzi (MV Agusta Temporary Forward), but the dry conditions in FP2 shuffled the combined timesheets behind Martin. In the second session, Binder came to the fore followed by Navarro, with newly-announced 2020 Red Bull KTM Tech 3 MotoGP™ rider Iker Lecuona putting his monday.com American Racing machine into fourth overall.

Marco Bezzecchi (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) was another rookie who, like Martin, shone on Day 1 Down Under. The Italian was seventh in the wet and moved up to fifth in the dry, building on some solid progress of late to end the day ahead of Tetsuta Nagashima (ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team). Bulega was P7 overall ahead of Championship leader Alex Marquez (EG 0,0 Marc VDS), who had a fairly solid day inside the top ten in both conditions, although a crash in the morning saw him pushing the bike back to pitlane.

Ninth overall went to a some impressive speed in the dry for Jesko Raffin (NTS RW Racing GP) as the Swiss rider pulled yet more pace at Phillip Island out the bag, ahead of an equally impressive result for Manzi completing the top ten. Raffin was also a protagonist in the most high-profile incident of the day in the intermediate class as he clashed with Sam Lowes (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) or rather, vice versa. The Brit has been sent to the back of the grid for irresponsible riding.

Second in the Championship Tom Lüthi (Dynavolt Intact GP) had a lower profile day in P11 overall, with rookie Enea Bastianini (Italtrans Racing Team) splitting him from fellow title hopeful Augusto Fernandez (Flexbox HP 40) as the Spaniard took P13. They’ll be looking for much more on Saturday but they’re at least provisionally into Q2, along with the man in fourteenth: Lorenzo Baldassarri (Flexbox HP 40). With the weather looking worse not better tomorrow, that could prove key.

Fabio Di Giannanontio (Beta Tools Speed Up) was a somewhat surprising name to end the day outside the cut as he was P15, ahead of Lowes in sixteenth. Both crashed. Home hero Remy Gardner (ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team) likewise as the Aussie suffered a big one – rider ok but P19 overall. And last but not least, back-to-back winner Luca Marini (Sky Racing Team VR46) was down in P20, just ahead of Marcel Schrötter (Dynavolt Intact GP). Marini crashed in FP1 but was declared fit after getting reviewed before FP2.

That’s Friday done Down Under and it seems to be Binder who holds the cards in the crucial Championship fight. Will the South African continue the roll on Saturday? Can Martin stay at the top? Or will a new day bring another new shuffle through the pack and even more inclement weather…find out when FP3 begins at 9:55 (GMT +11), before qualifying from the equally earlier time of 13:30.

Friday’s fastest:

1 – Jorge Martin (SPA – KTM) 1’33.010

2 – Brad Binder (RSA – KTM) +0.353

3 – Jorge Navarro (SPA – Speed Up) +0.395

4 – Iker Lecuona (SPA – KTM) +0.464

5 – Marco Bezzecchi (ITA – KTM) +0.471

Canet fights off Dalla Porta to begin his final stand on top

The Spaniard starts the weekend in P1, but his biggest rival is his closest company

A Friday of two halves began the Pramac Generac Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix and in Moto3™ it was Aron Canet (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team) who took to the top as he fought off Championship leader Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Leopard Racing) for the honour. The Italian, who has his first chance to wrap up the crown this weekend, was 0.281 behind key challenger Canet by the end of play. Last year’s winner Albert Arenas (Gaviota Angel Nieto Team) completed the top three despite two crashes in the difficult conditions that greeted the grid in the morning.

FP1 was a washout for all classes and for the lightweight runners, the conditions gradually seemed to get worse and worse. That meant that Tony Arbolino’s (VNE Snipers) earlier lap couldn’t be bettered, the Italian therefore ending the session an impressive seven tenths clear of Dalla Porta. In a sunnier afternoon it was tougher going for Arbolino, however, as he took P17 – as Dalla Porta put his now-trademark consistency to good use to take second in a wet FP1 and dry FP2.

With the difference in the weather, it’s that dry (or largely so) FP2 that decides the combined timesheets on Friday, with Niccolo Antonelli (SIC58 Squadra Corse) and teammate Tatsuki Suzuki completing the top five. Andrea Migno (Mugen Race) was next up, ahead of John McPhee (Petronas Sprinta Racing) in P7. The Brit was also a solid contender in a wet FP1 and took fifth.

Romano Fenati (VNE Snipers) was eighth overall and third in the wet, the Italian hitting the ground running Down Under, with Dennis Foggia (Sky Racing Team VR46) in P9 and Gabriel Rodrigo (Kömmerling Gresini Moto3) completing the top ten. Foggia was a big improver in the dry after ending FP1 in P26, although not quite on the scale of Arenas’ bounce back from quite literally at the back to completing the top three. The Spaniard only managed nine laps in the morning given his two crashes.

Antonelli, Migno and Alonso Lopez (Estrella Galicia 0,0) were three more names amongst the spattering of crashers on Friday, with tough conditions catching a few out.

Stefano Nepa (Real Avintia Arizona 77), Celestino Vietti (Sky Racing Team VR46), Kaito Toba (Honda Team Asia) and Marcos Ramirez (Leopard Racing) complete the fastest 14 and therefore the provisional Q2 graduates, with the likes of Lopez, Arbolino, Ayumu Sasaki (Petronas Sprinta Racing) and Ai Ogura (Honda Team Asia) left out and doubtless topping the list of those hoping for some better weather in FP3 – but the forecast looks even worse…

See what dawns on Saturday in FP3 at 9:00 (GMT +11) local time before qualifying from 12:35 and keep a weather eye on the horizon…seasons on the Island seem to change in a second! Can Canet defeat Dalla Porta to keep his title hopes alive?

Friday’s fastest:

1 – Aron Canet (SPA – KTM) 1’36.809

2 – Lorenzo Dalla Porta (ITA – Honda) +0.281

3 – Albert Arenas (SPA – KTM) +0.451

4 – Niccolo Antonelli (ITA – Honda) +0.549

5 – Tatsuki Suzuki (JPN- Honda) +0.634

Abbasov dominates Kadestam to capture ONE Welterweight World crown

Posted on October 26, 2019 by SoClaimon

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Abbasov dominates Kadestam to capture ONE Welterweight World crown

Oct 26. 2019

By THE NATION

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Jakarta – ONE Championship once again put together a memorable evening at the Istora Senayan in Indonesia’s bustling capital city of Jakarta.

ONE: DAWN OF VALOR saw the absolute best in global martial arts talent showcase their skills inside the ONE Circle.

In the main event of the evening, Kiamrian “Brazen” Abbasov of Kyrgyzstan captured the ONE Welterweight World Championship with a thoroughly dominant performance over now former titleholder Zebaztian “The Bandit” Kadestam of Sweden. Kadestam started off strong in the early going, connecting on heavy leg kicks and slicing downward elbows. Abbasov, however, would keep the gap close and was constantly pursuing the takedown. On the mat, Abbasov shined as he punished Kadestam with ground-and-pound. Abbasov was able to sustain this pace for the duration of the bout, as Kadestam had no answer for Brazen’s grappling prowess. In the end, all three judges scored the bout in favor of Abbasov to win by unanimous decision, crowning him the new king at welterweight.

In the co main event, reigning ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Champion Regian “The Immortal” Eersel of The Netherlands retained his title with a unanimous decision victory over countryman Nieky “The Natural” Holzken. A knockdown in the first round gave Eersel a 10-8 edge early, as a furious pace was set by the champion. For five full rounds, Eersel kept up the pressure, keeping a constant barrage of boxing combinations, thudding kicks, and sharp knees. Although Holzken tried his best to match the champion’s activity, he found absolutely no quarter for the entirety of the bout. In the end, all three judges saw victory for Eersel across the board.

Local martial arts star Priscilla Hertati Lumban Gaol of Indonesia overcame a spirited effort from opponent Bozhena “Toto” Antoniyar of Myanmar. It was the Wushu striking of Lumban Gaol versus the rapid punching combinations of Myanmar national boxing champion Antoniyar for three whole rounds. Action went back-and-forth, but it was Lumban Gaol who did better work when the action hit the mat. Lumban Gaol controlled Antoniyar on the ground and did more damage all throughout the contest. In the end, all three judges scored the bout in favor of Lumban Gaol to win by unanimous decision.

In a ONE Super Series Kickboxing contest, Wang “Golden Boy” Junguang of China obliterated Federico “The Little Big Man” Roma of Argentina, stopping his opponent with one second left to go in the first round. Although Roma was game and up for the challenge, he was clearly overwhelmed by Junguang’s powerful and accurate strikes. Junguang knocked Roma down three times across three minutes of intense action to earn the finish.

ONE Championship newcomer John “Hands of Stone” Lineker of Brazil made a successful promotional debut, pulling out a close points victory over opponent Muin “Tajik” Gafurov of Tajikistan. Lineker stayed true to form and was dangerous early with his lightning quick and powerful punches. Gafurov would try his best to defend, and showed incredible heart and chin in doing so. “Tajik” also scored on a handful of takedowns to his credit. But Lineker’s power was too much as he proved to be the stronger of the two athletes. In the end, all three judges awarded the victory to Lineker to win by unanimous decision.

New Zealand’s Mark “Tyson” Fairtex Abelardo overwhelmed opponent Ayideng Jumayi of China to win by unanimous decision in a three round bantamweight contest. From the first round to the last, Abelardo proved far too quick and powerful for Jumayi, who was a step behind the entire bout. In the end, Abelardo took home the victory on the strength of his thunderous combinations, earning the judges’ nod on all three scorecards.

Indonesian wrestling star Eko Roni Saputra took home a victory after opponent Kaji “Alpha” Ebin of the Philippines was unable to continue due to an injury. Ebin dislocated his shoulder after throwing a wild right hook that missed the mark. The referee stepped in to intervene after determining Ebin could no longer continue. The official finish came at 19 seconds in the first round.

In a highly-anticipated all-Indonesian showdown between top talents, Stefer “The Lion” Rahardian earned a much-needed victory after a dominant performance against Adrian “Papua Badboy” Mattheis. Rahardian took Mattheis to the ground at will and kept him subdued for the duration of the three-round contest. Mattheis tried his best to make it a striking affair, but Rahardian was too slick on the mats. In the end, all three judges scored the bout in favor of Rahardian to win by unanimous decision.

The Netherlands’ Pieter “The Archangel” Buist extended his winning streak to seven bouts with a one-sided drubbing of previously unbeaten Antonio “The Spartan” Caruso of Australia. Buist weathered the early storm from Caruso who came out firing. The longer, taller Buist then came on early in the second round to turn the tide, using his punishing leg kicks, smooth boxing combinations, and sharp knees to wear Caruso down. In the final moments of the bout, it was all Pieter Buist as “The Archangel” ran away with a unanimous decision victory.

Indonesia’s Abro “The Black Komodo” Fernandes put forth an impressive grappling showcase, overwhelming compatriot Rudy “The Golden Boy” Agustian to win by unanimous decision after three rounds. Agustian found success on the feet early. But by the middle of the second round, Fernandes began to overpower his opponent and took control of the contest. Agustian could not keep Fernandes off him for the remainder of the bout, as the latter threatened with various submissions and did damage with ground-and-pound. All three judges scored in favor of Fernandes who took home a hard-earned victory.

Former Pancrase lightweight champion Kazuki Tokudome of Japan turned in a masterful performance, outgrappling the United States’ Johnny “Johnny Boy” Nunez en route to a three round decision victory. Nunez was aggressive from the start, pushing the pace against Tokudome looking to throw powerful combinations. The Japanese warrior wisely stayed out of range, and instead took Nunez to the mats where Tokudome spent most of his time in dominant position. In the end, all three judges scored the bout in favor of Tokudome.

Indonesia’s Elipitua Siregar put in another excellent performance, submitting countryman Egi Rozten in the first round of a flyweight contest. Rozten was aggressive early, bringing the action to Siregar, but the latter showed his rapidly-evolving grappling skills. After action hit the mat, Siregar swiftly took his opponent’s back and sunk in a deep rear naked choke to force the tap.

In a ONE Super Series Muay Thai flyweight bout, Japan’s Taiki Naito delivered a stunning performance, stopping New Zealand’s Alexi Serepisos within three rounds. It was an action-packed contest, beginning with both athletes putting in some good work from the opening bell. For the duration of the bout it was Naito who proved to be the sharper, more accurate striker. In the third round, Naito connected on a beautiful left hook to put Serepisos down and out.

Kicking off the action at ONE: DAWN OF VALOR were Indonesian strawweight standouts Angelo “The Unicorn King” Bimoadji and Adi “Zenwalk” Paryanto. Paryanto immediately went right to work from the get-go, unloading a series of powerful knees to Bimoadji’s midsection. A right knee to the ribs crumpled Bimoadji and the referee called a halt to the contest a little over a minute in the first round.

Official results for ONE: DAWN OF VALOR

ONE Welterweight World Championship: Kiamrian Abbasov defeats Zebaztian Kadestam by Unanimous Decision (UD) after 5 rounds

ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Championship: Regian Eersel defeats Nieky Holzken by Unanimous Decision (UD) after 5 rounds

Women’s Mixed Martial Arts Atomweight: Priscilla Hertati Lumban Gaol defeats Bozhena Antoniyar by Unanimous Decision (UD) after 3 rounds

Kickboxing Catchweight (59.0kg): Wang Junguang defeats Federico Roma by Technical Knockout (TKO) at 2:59 minutes of round 1

Mixed Martial Arts Bantamweight: John Lineker defeats Muin Gafurov by Unanimous Decision (UD) after 3 rounds

Mixed Martial Arts Bantamweight: Mark Fairtex Abelardo defeats Ayideng Jumayi by Unanimous Decision (UD) after 3 rounds

Mixed Martial Arts Flyweight: Eko Roni Saputra defeats Kaji Ebin by TKO (Injury) at 0:19 minutes of round 1

Mixed Martial Arts Catchweight (57.0kg): Stefer Rahardian defeats Adrian Mattheis by Unanimous Decision (UD) after 3 rounds

Mixed Martial Arts Lightweight: Pieter Buist defeats Antonio Caruso by Unanimous Decision (UD) after 3 rounds

Mixed Martial Arts Flyweight: Abro Fernandes defeats Rudy Agustian by Unanimous Decision (UD) after 3 rounds

Mixed Martial Arts Lightweight: Kazuki Tokudome defeats Johnny Nunez by Unanimous Decision (UD) after 3 rounds

Mixed Martial Arts Flyweight: Elipitua Siregar defeats Egi Rozten by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:00 minutes of round 1

Muay Thai Flyweight: Taiki Naito defeats Alexi Serepisos by Technical Knockout (TKO) at 2:45 minutes of round 3

Mixed Martial Arts Strawweight: Adi Paryanto defeats Angelo Bimoadji by TKO (Strikes) at 1:04 minutes of round 1

Kang back atop the leadership in South Korea

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Kang back atop the leadership in South Korea

Oct 26. 2019

By THE NATION

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Danielle Kang is back in a familiar spot – atop an LPGA Tour leaderboard. After winning last week’s Buick LPGA Shanghai, Kang carded back-to-back rounds of 5-under 67 and leads the BMW Ladies Championship at -10.

After going bogey-free on Thursday, Friday’s round at LPGA International Busan was a bit more eventful for the 27-year-old American. She carded seven birdies to two bogeys in her second round, but still finds herself one stroke ahead of KLPGA players Hee Won Na and Seung Yeon Lee, tied for second at -9.

“I’m hitting it well. Hitting it straight. Chipping well. Putting well,” said Kang, who grew up in California but spent several years living in Busan as a child due to her father’s job. “So honestly, I’m really not paying attention to other people. I think that’s one of the things that I’ve gotten better at. I have not looked at the leaderboard once. I know that people already know that I’m a leaderboard watcher, but I really am caring less what people are doing in my group, what they are shooting. So I’m just worried about my own game and sticking to my own game plan, but it’s hard to do.”

First-round leader Minjee Lee shot a 2-under 70 on Friday and heads into the weekend tied for fourth at -8. She is joined by Rolex Rankings No. 1 Jin Young Ko and KLPGA players Ha Na Jang, a former LPGA Tour player, and Somi Lee.

“(Danielle) is a great player, so I have to make birdies, but the course is not easy,” said Ko of what she has to do this weekend. “So try to be straight on tee shots and on the green and make putts.”

FIRST CAREER HOLE-IN-ONE AND NEW CAR FOR GILLMAN

2019 LPGA Tour rookie Kristen Gillman picked a great place to have her first career hole-in-one. She aced the par-3 13th hole, from 180 yards and using a 4-hybrid. Off the tee, Gillman and her caddie John Killeen thought the ball got caught in the wind. But when she heard the crowd reaction, she knew the ball had gone in the hole.

“It was nice to finally have my first hole-in-one because it’s kind of been a running joke between me and my friends that I’ve holed out a lot of shots on par 4s and par 5s but never on a par 3,” Gillman joked after her round.

To add to the celebration, Gillman won a BMW 7 Series sedan, an upgrade from the Toyota Camry she currently drives around Austin, Texas.

“I didn’t even look at the car because I didn’t even know I made a hole-in-one,” said Gillman, who heads to the weekend tied for 30th at -3 after her second-round 71. “When I asked my caddie he said, “It’s the nicest one. That’s the one you want.’”

JANG ENJOYING LPGA RETURN

Ha Na Jang spent 2½ years on the LPGA Tour, earning four wins in 2016 and 2017 before deciding in May 2017 to return to her native South Korea to be closer to her parents. Another 2½ years later and while Jang does not regret that decision to come home, she is truly enjoying the opportunity this week to reconnect with her LPGA Tour friends.

“The LPGA event held here during this time of year is an annual event,” said Jang. “It’s an event I’m honored to take part in and cannot miss. So it feels more like a festival rather than a competition so I really try to have fun.”

Jang has been hobbled over the last few weeks with a stress hairline fracture in her foot. She battled through the injury to win the Hana Financial Group Championship three weeks ago. But the next week, she withdrew from the Hite Jinro Championship and also sat out the following week’s KB Financial Group Star Championship, both KLPGA majors. The rest clearly did its work, as Jang sits tied for fourth at -8 heading into the weekend at the BMW Ladies Championship.

“The doctors actually recommended that I skip the remaining events. So I’ve been very careful, not practicing as much,” said Jang. “But I did walk for the pro-am event and practice rounds so it is a bit tired but I am being careful refraining from practicing after my rounds. The pain has definitely gotten better compared to (the Hite Jinro Championship).”

PLAYER NOTES

Rolex Rankings No. 11 Danielle Kang (67-67)

She hit 12 of 14 fairways and 16 of 18 greens, with 30 putts
Kang is in her eighth season on the LPGA Tour; she has wins at the 2017 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, the 2018 Buick LPGA Shanghai and the 2019 Buick LPGA Shanghai
This is Kang’s 20th event of the 2019 season; she won last week’s Buick LPGA Shanghai and has eight other top-10 finishes

Rolex Rankings No. 157 Hee Won Na (66-67)

She hit nine of 14 fairways and 12 of 18 greens, with 25 putts
Na is in her second season on the KLPGA Tour; she finished second, two weeks ago at the Hite Jinro Championship, one of the KLPGA’s five majors, and has one other runner-up finish in 2018
She is playing in her first LPGA Tour event

Rolex Rankings No. 114 Seung Yeon Lee (67-68)

She hit nine of 14 fairways and 12 of 18 greens, with 26 putts
Lee is in her second season on the KLPGA Tour; she won the 2019 NEXEN – Saint Nine Masters
This is her second LPGA Tour event, joining the 2018 LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship, where she finished 43rd

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No. 11, par 5

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Riders ready to take on “iconic” Phillip Island

Posted on October 25, 2019 by SoClaimon

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Riders ready to take on “iconic” Phillip Island

Oct 24. 2019

By THE NATION

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The pre-event Press Conference sees the action start to heat up Down Under

It’s Thursday in Australia and that means one thing and one thing only: animals! But more on that later. First it’s time to hear a little from the riders in the pre-event Press Conference, with reigning Champion Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) joined by Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team), Rookie of the Year Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha SRT), home hero Jack Miller (Pramac Racing), returning Johann Zarco (LCR Honda Idemitsu), newly-announced 2020 MotoGP™ rider Iker Lecuona and Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP), who makes an incredible 400th Grand Prix start this weekend.

Marquez spoke first, and he says Phillip Island is all about feel. “We are coming from another great weekend in Japan a week ago and the target here on Sunday is to fight for victory. It’s a circuit you need to feel, you need to feel that you can because it has a lot of high speed corners, this means a lot of risk. It’s a circuit that if you don’t feel, you need to stay calm, try to finish on the podium or try to finish the race. Apart from that, today we have a summer day, tomorrow we might have a winter’s day – you never know. This is where we will try to work in a good way to try and fight against Yamaha and Suzuki, I think they have a bike that works very well here, very stable in the high speed corners. It will be tough to beat them but we will try.”

Next up was Dovizioso, who was asked if he’s optimistic returning to the Island after a solid event last season. Not quite, but almost. “Optimistic is a bit too much. Last year we did a really fast and good race, so I hope to be on the podium again. I think it will be hard because of course Marc and the Yamaha riders will be strong, Rins too, so it will be hard.

“In the last race at the end we were quite fast and we have to understand something about that because it’s happened too many times this season, I think there’s a technical reason. But here is a completely different track. Like Marc said, the conditions are always quite strange and it will affect everyone. The tyres but also the wind, which way it’s going. We’ll wake up tomorrow morning and see the conditions!”

Quartararo, meanwhile, arrives having already been crowned Rookie of the Year, and he’s now gunning for the honour of top Independent – against Jack Miller.

“I think the Yamaha suits this track really well but we will see about the conditions. Like Marc said, today we have nice weather but it looks like it will be quite tricky for the weekend.

“We don’t need focus a lot on the victory, just do the same work that we did from the beginning of the year, step by step, and feel the temperature of the tyres. It’s a track that I really like, fast corners, the Yamaha looks good, so we’ll do our best and our best will be good enough.”

Valentino Rossi, on the other side of the spectrum of experience, spoke next. 400 is quite a milestone, and ‘The Doctor’ thinks the place is a good one to play host. “It’s a long, long time; a long road. Like you said it’s good to hit the 400 here in Phillip Island. It’s an iconic place for MotoGP, all the riders love the circuit because it’s something special compared to the rest. So it’s one of the best places. We pray, everybody prays for a weekend here like this, the blue sky and the fantastic weather, but unfortunately the good weather arrived too much in anticipation so we will have to fight the weather in Phillip Island but anyway, it’s a pleasure.

Home hero Jack Miller agrees it’s a great place to ride – and says he’s lucky it’s his home race to boot.

“We’ll give it a go! It’s a place I love to ride at first of all, like everyone else. I think it’s one of the best circuits on the calendar and fortunately for me, it’s my home Grand Prix. I’m looking forward to getting out there. Like the boys said, the weather isn’t going to be ideal but for me here at Phillip Island there’s no point looking at the forecast. If the wind changes, we’ll have either beautiful sunshine or freezing cold. So, we’ll wait until the morning and make a plan from there. Feeling really good, it was a shame about the race in Japan, but we had good pace there. Looking forward to my weekend at home, I’m normally pretty strong and with the form we’ve had this year I think I’ve got a chance of taking it to these guys!”

These guys, this weekend, also includes a familiar face making a return: Zarco. The Frenchman makes the first of his three appearances replacing Takaaki Nakagami this weekend at the Island.

“The smile is there! It’s difficult to set a target. I want to clear all the feelings I got this year. I started well in MotoGP the first two years, but this year has been really complicated, so it seemed it was finished – my MotoGP story – but Lucio called me to take these three races, and yes I’m taking it because maybe it’s my last three races. I took a big risk this summer stopping my contract for 2020, and now I can realise that racing is what I want to do. I have a short future at the moment but I can live it with a lot of intensity and that’s what I wanted to do.”

Finally, Iker Lecuona spoke. He was confirmed earlier as riding in the premier class in Red Bull KTM Tech 3 colours next year, and that was, of course, the key talking point.

“For sure I’m very happy to have this opportunity. For me it’s crazy, to be here with Marc or Valentino. When I was a kid I saw everybody on TV and I wanted to ride with everyone on track, finally it’s possible. I want to thank KTM for this opportunity and Herve Poncharal for giving me this opportunity to ride in MotoGP.”

That’s it from the Press Conference, for more on the upcoming Pramac Generac Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix head to motogp.com and tune in for another awesome race on Sunday 27th October at 15:00 (GMT +11).

Top photo L-R: Zarco, Rossi, Dovizioso, Marquez, Quartararo, Miller, Lecuona

Home hero Miller (R) fights Quartararo (L) for top Independent honours this weekend

Dovizioso’s motto is wait and see – with the weather looking interesting…

…and Marquez agrees on the approach

Rossi makes an amazing 400th start this weekend

Quartararo is another fan of the Island

The graduate: Lecuona moves up

The smile is there! Zarco is back

Rossi hits 400

This weekend is a special one for Valentino Rossi as the ‘Doctor’ hits the milestone of 400 Grands Prix, meaning he’s taken part in 42.5% of all the GPs that have taken place since 1949.

Zarco makes his return

Johann Zarco is back in action this weekend getting his first taste of a Honda with the LCR Honda Idemitsu Squad, replacing Takaaki Nakagami. The Japanese rider is sidelined for surgery to his shoulder and Zarco fills in for the final trio of races.

Animal magic!

Minjee Lee leads at BMW Ladies Championship

Posted on October 25, 2019 by SoClaimon

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Minjee Lee leads at BMW Ladies Championship

Oct 24. 2019

Minjee Lee (LPGA Photo)

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Surviving a dreary day that saw near constant drizzle and steady breezes, Minjee Lee returned a sparkling round of 6-under 66 on Thursday and leads through 18 holes at the inaugural BMW Ladies Championship at LPGA International Busan.

The 23-year-old Australian went bogey-free on Thursday to hold a one-stroke lead over last week’s winner Danielle Kang, Rolex Rankings No. 1 Jin Young Ko, 2019 LPGA Rookie of the Year Jeongeun Lee6 and second-year KLPGA player Seung Yeon Lee.

Starting on the back nine, Minjee Lee birdied three of her opening nine holes to quickly find her groove. She added three more birdies over her closing nine, including a birdie at No. 9 to grab the solo lead.

“At the very start of the round, (the rain) was probably not so bad. It wasn’t heavy rain. It was almost drizzle. So the course wasn’t playing too difficult at that point,” said Lee, who won the HUGEL-AIR PREMIA LA Open in April for her fifth LPGA win. “I tried to take advantage on the first few holes that we had with no rain, so I think I had a really great start to start my day. Yeah, I think that’s what really got me going today.”

Kang continued her hot play, carding her second consecutive bogey-free round, joining the final round of her victory at last week’s Buick LPGA Shanghai.

“I stayed really patient today. I knew there were a lot of birdie opportunities but a lot of mistakes that could happen,” said Kang, whose last bogey came on the second hole of her third round in Shanghai. “I didn’t attack a lot of pins – not like me – but I just tried to hit the fairways, the greens, and try to keep dry.”

Ko and Lee6 also went bogey-free on Thursday while Seung Yeon Lee, playing in just her second LPGA Tour event, made one bogey to go with four birdies and an eagle at No. 18. Seven players are tied for sixth at -4, including former Rolex Rankings No. 1 Shanshan Feng.

KO NOT FOCUSED ON PLAYER OF THE YEAR RACE

Rolex Rankings No. 1 Jin Young Ko can clinch the 2019 Rolex Player of the Year title by finishing sixth or better at this week’s BMW Ladies Championship. She can also earn the award if No. 2 Jeongeun Lee6 does not win the tournament. To remain alive, Lee6 must win and have Ko finish seventh or worse. After 18 holes, Ko and Lee are tied for second at -5.

As to be expected, Ko is not concerned with that race this week. Instead, the Korean star is focused on what she’ll need to do to reach the winner’s circle at LPGA International Busan.

“I have 54 holes more to play, and of course if I were to receive that award through this event, it would be lovely,” said Ko. “But I do not want to become a player that looks too far ahead and cannot focus on the game at hand. I really want to play well. I think the process is important. I think that all these accolades, they come along your way when you are in the process of perfecting on your game. I think if I work on my game and I perfect my game, I will receive the awards. What I really want to do is focus on what I can do now instead of looking too far ahead into the future.”

KANG ENJOYING A BRAND-NEW WEEK

It would be easy to assume that Danielle Kang is reveling in her victory at last week’s Buick LPGA Shanghai, a win that came on her 27th birthday. But following her first-round 67 at the BMW Ladies Championship, the Las Vegas resident, who spent several years living in Busan as a child, put that thought to rest. She has left that victory behind her and instead focused solely on the week ahead.

“I did a restart this week,” said Kang, who won in Shanghai for the second year in a row. “My brother Alex told me to pretend that it’s a new week and last week never happened. So get ready to play again and that’s what we’re doing.”

Kang is aiming to become the first player to win LPGA titles in consecutive weeks since 2017, when Shanshan Feng won the TOTO Japan Classic and the Blue Bay LPGA.

IN ADVERSE CONDITIONS, FENG FINDS FOCUS

The weather was a major storyline during the opening round of the inaugural BMW Ladies Championship. Rain and wind would give way to peeks of sunshine, just for the inclement conditions to creek back over LPGA International Busan. But not every player struggled with the up-and-down weather. In fact, for former Rolex Rankings No. 1 Shanshan Feng, the conditions actually helped focus her game.

“Somehow, you know, when I play in the wind, I’m actually more focused and more patient,” said Feng, who shot a 68 on Thursday and is tied for sixth. “Especially we knew that it was going to rain today, so we prepared. We brought our rain gear, umbrella, and extra towels to try to keep ourselves dry. So I think overall, I did a pretty good job.”

PLAYER NOTES

Rolex Rankings No. 8 Minjee Lee (66)

She hit 11 of 14 fairways and 16 of 18 greens, with 28 putts
Lee is in her fifth season on the LPGA Tour; she has five career victories, most recently at the 2019 HUGEL-AIR PREMIA LA Open
This is Lee’s 23rd event of the 2019 LPGA Tour season; she won the HUGEL-AIR PREMIA LA Open and has six other top-10 finishes, including runner-up finishes at the Honda LPGA Thailand, HSBC Women’s World Championship and Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, where she teamed with Jin Young Ko

Rolex Rankings No. 11 Danielle Kang (67)

She hit 11 of 14 fairways and 16 of 18 greens, with 28 putts
Kang is in her eighth season on the LPGA Tour; she has wins at the 2017 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, the 2018 Buick LPGA Shanghai and the 2019 Buick LPGA Shanghai
This is Kang’s 20th event of the 2019 season; she won last week’s Buick LPGA Shanghai and has eight other top-10 finishes

Rolex Rankings No. 1 Jin Young Ko (67)

She hit 13 of 14 fairways and 15 of 18 greens, with 28 putts
Ko is in her second season on the LPGA Tour; she has six total victories, including four wins in 2019
This is Ko’s 20th event of the 2019 season; she won the Bank of Hope Founders Cup, the ANA Inspiration, the Evian Championship and the CP Women’s Open, and has seven other top-10 finishes
Two weeks ago, she won the Hite Jinro Championship, a major on the KLPGA Tour
Ko has been No. 1 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings since July 29 and also held the No. 1 spot for 12 weeks from April 8 to July 1

Rolex Rankings No. 4 Jeongeun Lee6 (67)

She hit 14 of 14 fairways and 17 of 18 greens, with 30 putts
Lee6 is in her rookie season on the LPGA Tour; she won the U.S. Women’s Open
This is Lee6’s 22nd event of the 2019 season; she won the U.S. Women’s Open and has nine other top-10 finishes
Lee6 has clinched the 2019 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year award

Rolex Rankings No. 114 Seung Yeon Lee (67)

She hit nine of 14 fairways and 12 of 18 greens, with 26 putts
Lee is in her second season on the KLPGA Tour; she won the 2019 NEXEN – Saint Nine Masters
This is her second LPGA Tour event, joining the 2018 LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship, where she finished 43rd

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No. 11, par 5

One Dawn of Valor official workout launched in Jakarta

Posted on October 23, 2019 by SoClaimon

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One Dawn of Valor official workout launched in Jakarta

Oct 23. 2019

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Jakarta – ONE Championship held the ONE: Dawn of Valor official open workout at the Syena Martial Arts Center in Jakarta on Tuesday.

In attendance were ONE Championship athletes, reigning ONE Welterweight World Champion Zebaztian “The Bandit” Kadestam, former Prime Selection GP Welterweight Champion Kiamrian Abbasov, multiple-time Indonesian National Wrestling Champion Eko Roni Saputra, Philippine martial arts prospect Kaji Ebin, two-time Wushu World Champion Priscilla Hertati “Thathie” Lumban Gaol, two-time Myanmar National Boxing Champion Bozhena “Toto” Antoniyar, ONE Jakarta Flyweight Tournament Champion Stefer “The Lion” Rahardian, and ONE Strawweight Indonesia Tournament Champion Adrian “Papua Badboy” Mattheis.

Zebaztian Kadestam, ONE Welterweight World Champion, stated: “I’m grateful to be back here in Jakarta and to be defending my ONE Welterweight World Championship again. Kiamrian [Abbasov] is an amazing fighter and a deserving challenger. I know that he will give me a good test come event night. We promise that we will put on a great show for the fans in Jakarta and everyone watching all over the world. I have worked extremely hard to be where I am today, with this ONE Welterweight World Title wrapped around my waist, and I fully intend on keeping it that way.”

Kiamrian Abbasov, ONE World Title Challenger, stated: “This is a great opportunity for me, I am blessed to be in this situation, challenging for the world championship. But I know that I’ve worked hard for this and it is my time to realize my dream of becoming a world champion. Zebaztian Kadestam is a great champion and a great fighter, but I am coming for that belt with everything that I have. I’m prepared to go the full five rounds, but make no mistake about it, I will be looking for the finish.”

Priscilla Hertati Lumban Gaol, ONE Athlete, stated: “Competing in Jakarta again is a blessing, it always is, and I’m really happy to be performing again in front of my home country and fans. I believe that a win here will put me on track to becoming a top contender in the ONE women’s atomweight division, so this will be a really big match for me. I have worked and trained hard for this, and I am ready to give myself and my country the victory.”

Bozhena Antoniyar, ONE Athlete, stated: “I’m coming off a really big win, and I believe that another win over a veteran like Priscilla will put me in line for a shot at the world championship. With that in mind, I plan on giving this match everything I have. I know Priscilla will have the crowd firmly behind her, but I believe in my capabilities and I know I have what it takes to come out victorious.”

Eko Roni Saputra, ONE Athlete, stated: “I am very happy to be back home, competing for ONE Championship in Jakarta. This will be my first time to perform in Jakarta under the ONE Championship banner, and I plan on making my people proud. This is an important bout for me because I want to be able to bounce back from my last bout and capture my first win in ONE Championship.”

Kaji Ebin, ONE Athlete, stated: “I’m excited to be back inside the Circle. Like my opponent Eko, I am also searching for victory on the biggest global stage of competition. We are both hungry and motivated and we will be ready to give the fans a great performance and an exciting contest.”

Stefer Rahardian, ONE Athlete, stated: “I’m coming into this fight highly motivated because I need to get back on track My last few bouts haven’t ended the way I wanted them to, but I believe I am more than ready to turn things around this time. I’ve been hard at work, honing my skills and now I’m ready to showcase my improvements. Adrian Mattheis is a great fighter, and since we are both from Indonesia, I know we will put on a great fight for our fans and our countrymen.”

Adrian Mattheis, ONE Athlete, stated: “Stefer [Rahardian] is a tough fighter and I know that he will be coming into this fight hungry and motivated. I believe I am more motivated because I need to keep my winning streak going. If I win this fight, I see myself being as one of the top contenders in the division, so I will do my best and make sure that I can get a victory at home.”