Gasing pangkah

Gasing pangkah is a competitive Malay game of spinning tops in which two or more players compete to strike each other's top out of a circle or to make it fall over and stop spinning.[1]

Two unfinished Gasing.

Considered part of the Malay state heritage, official tournaments are held, with a declared goal of exposing the younger generation to the game.[2]

The game is also popular in neighboring Brunei, and in 2013, a gasing pangkah tournament was held as part of the celebrations of the 67th birthday of the Sultan of Brunei.[3]

References
  1. https://malaysiansinnewzealand.wordpress.com/2012/03/20/spinning-the-gasing/
  2. Selangor Open Gasing Pangkah Tournament announcement on the Malay Customs & Heritage Corporation in Selangor web site
  3. 'Gasing Pangkah' Top Spinning Contest on the Radio Television Brunei news center web site


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