Nanjing: The Rio Olympic gold medalist Carolina Marin of Spain has entered uncharted waters with a historic third World Championships triumph on Sunday. Continue reading Carolina Marin makes history with third World Championships title
Category: 2018 World Championships
Kento Momota wins first badminton worlds with victory over Shi Yuqi
Nanjing: Kento Momota became the first Japanese man to win badminton singles World Championships title when the sizzling Momota needed only 49 minutes to beat Shi Yuqi of China 21-11, 21-13 to claim the world title on Sunday. Continue reading Kento Momota wins first badminton worlds with victory over Shi Yuqi
World Championships final: PV Sindhu vs. Carolina Marin
Nanjing: Sunday’s Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships women’s singles final will be a rematch of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics final, in which PV Sindhu of India will take on Carolina Marin of Spain. Continue reading World Championships final: PV Sindhu vs. Carolina Marin
Kento Momota to face Shi Yuqi in World Championships final
Nanjing: World No. 7 Kento Momota of Japan literally and figuratively ran World No. 39 Daren Liew of Malaysia off his feet on his way to the World Championships final. Continue reading Kento Momota to face Shi Yuqi in World Championships final
Tai Tzu Ying, Viktor Axelsen, Marcus Gideon/Kevin Sukamuljo crash out of World Championships
Nanjing: Friday was day of upsets at the 2018 World Championships as the No. 1 seeds in women’s singles, men’s singles, men’s doubles and women’s doubles all fell in the quarter-finals at the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center in Nanjing, China. Continue reading Tai Tzu Ying, Viktor Axelsen, Marcus Gideon/Kevin Sukamuljo crash out of World Championships
Daren Liew to fight Kento Momota in World Championships semis
Nanjing: Daren Liew, who won a remarkable feat of his career on Friday after surviving a huge scare to advance to the World Championships semi-finals, beating Kanta Tsuneyama of Japan in a three-set thriller 22-20, 21-23, 22-20. Continue reading Daren Liew to fight Kento Momota in World Championships semis
World Championships: Carolina Marin, Tai Tzu Ying, Nozomi Okuhara, PV Sindhu through to quarters
Nanjing: Two-time women’s singles World Champion, Carolina Marin of Spain pulled through against 15th seed Sayaka Sato 21-7, 21-13 in the World Championships third round and will play India’s Saina Nehwal in a mouthwatering showdown on Friday. Continue reading World Championships: Carolina Marin, Tai Tzu Ying, Nozomi Okuhara, PV Sindhu through to quarters
Daren Liew & Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik advance, Lin Dan exits World Championships
Nanjing: World No. 39 men’s singles player Daren Liew, and World No. 35 men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik, surprised the badminton fans in Nanjing when both stunned their third round opponents to make it to the quarter-finals of the World Championships on Thursday. Continue reading Daren Liew & Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik advance, Lin Dan exits World Championships
Goh Jin Wei to play Nozomi Okuhara in Word Championships 3rd round
Nanjing: The unseeded Goh Jin Wei of Malaysia had closed the gap in her career head-to-head meeting against Aya Ohori of Japan to 1-2 after she defeated Ohori 21-18, 22-20 in the second round of World Championships on Wednesday. Continue reading Goh Jin Wei to play Nozomi Okuhara in Word Championships 3rd round
Daren Liew, Kento Momota, and Lin Dan enter third round of World Championships
Nanjing: Malaysia’s independent player, Darren Liew picked up another victory on Wednesday when the World No. 38 needed only 37 minutes to overcome Misha Zilberman of Israel, 21-16, 21-16 in the second round of the World Championships in Nanjing. Continue reading Daren Liew, Kento Momota, and Lin Dan enter third round of World Championships