Changzhou: Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong turned on the style as they swept aside Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty in straight sets 21-19, 22-20 at Xincheng Gymnasium, Changzhou Sports Olympic Centre in the first round of China Open on Wednesday. Continue reading Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong, Tan Kian Meng/Lai Pei Jing roll through China Open first round
Category: 2018 Japan Open
Carolina Marin edges Nozomi Okuhara for Japan Open title
Tokyo: In a battle between the queen of offense – Carolina Marin of Spain, against the queen of defense – Nozomi Okuhara of Japan, the Olympic champion Marin defended her Japan open title by outlasting Okuhara 21-19, 17-21, 21-11 in the women’s singles final on Sunday. Continue reading Carolina Marin edges Nozomi Okuhara for Japan Open title
Kento Momota beats Khosit Phetpradab for first Japan Open title
Tokyo: World No. 4 Kento Momota fell to his knees, kissed the Japanese flag on his jersey. No need for mementos from this victory. The long-awaited Japan Open title would be plenty. Continue reading Kento Momota beats Khosit Phetpradab for first Japan Open title
Kento Momota tops Viktor Axelsen to enter Japan Open final
Tokyo: Kento Momota who has completed double-victory against Lee Chong Wei, Shi Yuqi, Chen Long, and defeated Lin Dan once thus far this year, has strengthened his status as the new king of badminton by beating World No. 1 Viktor Axelsen for the third time this season in the semi-final of Japan Open 21-18, 21-11 on Saturday in a 53-minute battle. Continue reading Kento Momota tops Viktor Axelsen to enter Japan Open final
Carolina Marin sets up Nozomi Okuhara showdown in Japan Open final
Tokyo: The 25-year-old Carolina Marin of Spain who became the first woman to win three women’s singles World Badminton Championships titles in Nanjing, China last month, advanced to the final of Japan Open with a comfortable straight-set victory over No. 5 seed Chen Yufei from China at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Tokyo on Saturday. Continue reading Carolina Marin sets up Nozomi Okuhara showdown in Japan Open final
Kento Momota downs Lin Dan to reach Japan Open semis
Tokyo: Reigning World Champion Kento Momota of Japan stepped up his game, holding off badminton legend Lin Dan of China 21-8, 21-10 in the Japan Open quarter-final at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza on Friday. Continue reading Kento Momota downs Lin Dan to reach Japan Open semis
Lin Dan faces Kento Momota in Japan Open quarters
Tokyo: Lin Dan, the greatest badminton player of all time, survived the longest men’s three-set singles match in the second round of the $700,000 Japan Open as he bounced back from dropping the first set to produce a battling performance to beat No. 5 seed Chou Tien Chen of Taiwan 10-21, 21-15, 21-19. Continue reading Lin Dan faces Kento Momota in Japan Open quarters
Tai Tzu Ying, PV Sindhu crashed out of Japan Open
Tokyo: Fatigue caught up with both World No. 1 Tai Tzu Ying of Taiwan and India’s World No. 3 P.V. Sindhu as both Asian Games gold and silver medalists were upset in the second round of Japan Open on Thursday. Continue reading Tai Tzu Ying, PV Sindhu crashed out of Japan Open
Tang Jinhua/Yu Xiaohan proceed to Japan Open second round
Tokyo: The top four seeded women’s doubles pairs including No. 1 seed Yuki Fukushima/Sayaka Hirota, No. 2 seeds Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi of Japan, the 2017 world champions and No. 3 seeds Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan of China and Indonesia’s fourth seeds Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu all had a bye in the Japan Open women’s doubles first round on Wednesday. Continue reading Tang Jinhua/Yu Xiaohan proceed to Japan Open second round
Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong, Teo Ee Yi/Ong Yew Sin & Liu Cheng/Zhang Nan exit Japan Open
Tokyo: Malaysia’s men’s doubles campaign has ended at the Japan Open on Wednesday as Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong, Teo Ee Yi/Ong Yew Sin, and Mohd Arif Latif/Nur Azriyn Ayub all fizzled out in the first round of the BWF World Tour Super 750 tournament. Continue reading Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong, Teo Ee Yi/Ong Yew Sin & Liu Cheng/Zhang Nan exit Japan Open