Kuala Lumpur: Thailand’s World No. 8 Ratchanok Intanon successfully defended her Malaysia Masters title on Sunday as she defeated World No. 6 Carolina Marin of Spain 21-9, 22-20 in the final. Continue reading Ratchanok Intanon beats Carolina Marin to regain Malaysia Masters title
Category: 2019 Malaysia Masters
Crowd cheer for Lee Chong Wei alongside Son Wan-Ho, Chen Long at Malaysia Masters
Kuala Lumpur: The crowd at Malaysia Masters gave Lee Chong Wei a heartwarming round of applause during men’s singles award ceremony when Lee presented flowers to South Korea’s Son Wan Ho and China’s Chen Long. Continue reading Crowd cheer for Lee Chong Wei alongside Son Wan-Ho, Chen Long at Malaysia Masters
Chen Long beats Viktor Axelsen to reach Malaysia Masters final
Kuala Lumpur: The Chinese player, Chen Long, who had some ups and downs in 2018, delivered a badminton masterclass to sweep aside the 2017 World Champion, Viktor Axelsen of Denmark 21-13, 21-18 to storm into Malaysia Masters final on Saturday. Continue reading Chen Long beats Viktor Axelsen to reach Malaysia Masters final
Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying, Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong exit Malaysia Masters
Kuala Lumpur: Last week’s Thailand Masters mixed doubles champions Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying showed great resilience in the Malaysia Masters semi-final match against No. 1 seeds Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino of Japan, coming from losing the first set 15-21 to a sensational performance in the second set, leading 17-2 and went on to force the decider after claiming the second 21-7. Continue reading Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying, Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong exit Malaysia Masters
Daren Liew beats Shi Yuqi to reach Malaysia Masters semis
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s independent World No. 31 men’s singles player Daren Liew has made the semi-final at Malaysia Masters, needing to dig deep and claw back from a set down before beating World No. 2 Shi Yuqi of China 21-12, 16-21, 21-11 on Friday. Continue reading Daren Liew beats Shi Yuqi to reach Malaysia Masters semis
Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong, Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying reach Malaysia Masters semis
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s two independent pairs, Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong (men’s doubles) and Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying (mixed doubles) have turned in strong performances to storm into Malaysia Masters semi-finals on Friday. Continue reading Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong, Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying reach Malaysia Masters semis
Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong advance, Kento Momota exits Malaysia Masters
Kuala Lumpur: Last week’s Thailand Masters men’s doubles champions Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong were on course for their second title in two weeks after the pair came back from a set down to beat Di Zijian/Wang Chang of China 21-14, 19-21, 21-9 in 45 minutes in the first round of Malaysia Masters. Continue reading Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong advance, Kento Momota exits Malaysia Masters
Rising Malaysian star Goh Jin Wei scores Malaysia Masters’s first big upset
Kuala Lumpur: The senior level badminton life has started to kick in for World Junior champion Goh Jin Wei as she nailed down the first significant upset of this Malaysia Masters with a 21-14, 21-12 win over World No. 5 Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the first round match at the Arena Axiata, KL Sports City on Wednesday. Continue reading Rising Malaysian star Goh Jin Wei scores Malaysia Masters’s first big upset
Lee Zii Jia eyes potential Kento Momota meeting
Kuala Lumpur: Now that he’s finally survived a gutsy and narrow win against teammate Soong Joo Ven in his first qualifying match with a thrilling 21-23, 21-13, 24-22 win, followed by a 21-17, 21-16 victory against Sitthikom Thammasin of Thailand in the second qualifying match on Tuesday, Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia just couldn’t wait to meet World No. 1 Kento Momota of Japan in the second round of Malaysia Masters. Continue reading Lee Zii Jia eyes potential Kento Momota meeting
Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying advance to Malaysia Masters second round
Kuala Lumpur: Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying who were fresh off their Thailand Masters champion last Sunday, carrying their remarkable momentum that saw them defeated Thom Gicquel/Delphine Delrue of France 21-13, 21-14 in the first round of Malaysia Masters on Wednesday. Continue reading Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying advance to Malaysia Masters second round