New Delhi: World No. 12 Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth has decided to skip the Thomas Cup that will kick off on May 15 in Wuhan China, in order to keep himself fully fit and prepared for the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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Malaysia men’s team shown exit at Badminton Asia Team Championships
Hyderabad: It is going to be that much more difficult for the national men’s badminton squad to qualify for the 2016 Thomas Cup finals, following their quarterfinal exit at the Badminton Asian Team Championships (BATC).
They lost 2-3 to hosts India.
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India men’s team upsets China to reach BATC quarterfinals
Hyderabad: India completed a 3-2 win over China in the men’s category of the Badminton Asia Team Championships (BATC) at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad on Thursday.
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Lee Chong Wei, Iskandar Zulkarnain in Malaysia Masters semis
Georgetown: Badminton Superstar Lee Chong Wei enjoyed a relatively easy passage into the semi-finals of the Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold after defeating 10th seeded Ajay Jayaram of India, 21-16, 21-16 in 35 minutes at the SPICE Arena on Friday.
“Ajay caught me off-guard few times today, fortunately I was able to recoup the advantage to win the match,” said Lee.
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Malaysia GPG: Zulfadli Zulkiffli squanders a big lead to lose to Ajay Jayaram
Georgetown: Things looked promising for Zulfadli Zulkiffli when he was leading 18-10, 19-11 in the decider and seemingly in control when he played against No. 10 seed Ajay Jayaram in the men’s singles 3rd round of Malaysia Masters on Thursday.
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Goh V Shem & Tan Wee Kiong need 3 sets to advance at Mexico City GP
Mexico City: Although still fresh from their victory at the USA Grand Prix last weekend, the men’s doubles No. 2 seeds Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong looked sluggish in the second set, and were pushed to three sets before beating Michael Fuchs/Johannes Schoettler of Germany 21-19, 14-21, 21-9 in the Mexico City Grand Prix quarter-finals on Friday. Goh and Tan will play Bodin Issara and Nipitphon Puangpuapech of Thailand to seek a final berth.
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Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong, Stoeva sisters win Dutch Open
Almere: When Malaysians Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong are playing like they were playing Sunday afternoon at Topsportcentrum in the Dutch Open finals, it reminded us of their awesomeness on the badminton court a few years back.
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Goh Soon Huat, Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong hold off gallant opponents to reach Dutch Open semis
Almore: Goh Soon Huat, Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong remain on course in their bid to lift the Dutch Open title but not without getting a tough fight from their opponents in the quarter-finals on Friday.
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Chen Long, Sung Ji Hyun win Korea Open titles
Seoul: No. 1 seed Chen Long remained perfect in Korea Open finals, winning the men’s singles title on Sunday without dropping a set in his formidable Korea Open run.
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Ajay Jayaram to play Chen Long in Korea Open final
Seoul: Beaten twice this year by Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei at German Open and US Open, Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram dominated Chou at the semi-finals of Korea Open, brushing aside the No. 7 seed 21-19, 21-15 in 43 minutes to storm into the finals of the USD 600,000 event on Saturday.
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