Sepak Takraw League

Malaysian sepak takraw was on the decline due to a talent pool shortage in the 2010s, with only 29 players available for national team selection at one point.

[3] STL was officially launched by then Malaysian Minister of Youth and Sports Khairy Jamaluddin and PSM president Ahmad Ismail in Putrajaya on 7 November 2014.

[4] In its first season, 128 teams from seven zones in Peninsular Malaysia such as Perak participated in preliminary rounds to qualify for the main competition.

In 2018, STL played a huge role in helping Malaysia win a gold medal in sepak takraw at the Asian Games for the first time in 24 years,[9] as the five players involved were from the league - Farhan Adam, Zulkifli Abdul Razak, Syahir Rosdi, Azlan Alias and Norhafizi Abdul Razak.

[11] Due to the 2020 movement control order, the league was affected[12] and three teams based in East Malaysia, namely Sabah Mountaineers, Sarawak Hunter and Labuan Drillers, did not participate in the 2020 season.

Plans to hold the league around the country were also shelved with all STL Premier and Division 1 matches taking place at Titiwangsa Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, with no crowd in attendance.

[16] In 2024, the Grand Prix format [17] was implemented in STL Premier where 5 states were identified as hosts beginning with Selangor, followed by Terengganu, Perak, Penang and Johor.

KL Thunder created history by sweeping all 5 GP wins to emerge as the overall champion suffreing only 2 losses across a total of 25 games.