Why Badminton England’s Five Point Player Selection Process Is Fundamentally Flawed?

Kuala Lumpur: Badminton England have found themselves on the defensive over their selection of World No. 18 Sean Vendy/Ben Lane over World No. 11 Marcus Ellis/Chris Langridge to the Tokyo Olympics. Continue reading Why Badminton England’s Five Point Player Selection Process Is Fundamentally Flawed?

BBC: Players treated like dirt’ by Badminton England; Daily Mail: We’ve been stabbed in the back!

Kuala Lumpur: With 15 days left before the start of the Tokyo Olympics, Badminton England have got themselves into a really big mess over their selection of World No. 18 Ben Lane/Sean Vendy to play in the Tokyo Olympics instead of World No. 11 Marcus Ellis/Chris Langridge. Continue reading BBC: Players treated like dirt’ by Badminton England; Daily Mail: We’ve been stabbed in the back!

Chris Langridge Voices Disappointment on Badminton England Move to Select Ben Lane/Sean Vendy for Tokyo Olympics

Kuala Lumpur: The World No. 11 men’s doubles player, Chris Langridge on Monday expressed disappointment about the Badminton England’s decision to replace him and Marcus Ellis with Ben Lane/Sean Vendy for the GB Olympic team. Continue reading Chris Langridge Voices Disappointment on Badminton England Move to Select Ben Lane/Sean Vendy for Tokyo Olympics

Is Badminton England Violating UK’s Age Discrimination Laws by Excluding No. 1 Pair Chris Langridge/Marcus Ellis from Tokyo Olympics? | Opinion

Opinion Editorial: The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of BadmintonPlanet.com.

Although we aren’t lawyers, when Badminton England decided to drop England’s No. 1 men’s pair and current World No. 11 Chirs Langridge (age 36)/ Marcus Ellis (age 31) from its Olympic Squad in favor of the World No. 18 Ben Lane (age 23)/ Sean Vendy (age 25), it seemed obvious that Badminton England has violated the UK’s Equality Act of 2010, being a clear example of direct discrimination by treating someone less favorably because of their age. Continue reading Is Badminton England Violating UK’s Age Discrimination Laws by Excluding No. 1 Pair Chris Langridge/Marcus Ellis from Tokyo Olympics? | Opinion

Marcus Ellis/Chris Langridge beat Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik in SaarLorLux Open final

Saarbrucken: Malaysia’s men’s doubles No. 1 seeds Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik fought hard, but could not prevent themselves slipping to a three-sets loss to No. 3 seeds Marcus Ellis/Chris Langridge of England 21-23, 21-18, 21-19 in the SaarLorLux Open final on Sunday. Continue reading Marcus Ellis/Chris Langridge beat Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik in SaarLorLux Open final

2018 Denmark Open Semi-Final – Marcus Ellis/Chris Langridge (England) vs. Takeshi Kamura/Keigo Sonoda (Japan)

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2018 Denmark Open Semi-Final – Marcus Ellis/Chris Langridge (England) vs. Takeshi Kamura/Keigo Sonoda (Japan)
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UK Sport cut badminton funding for Tokyo 2020

London: Although Britons Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge won bronze medal in the men’s doubles event in Rio Olympics this summer, Badminton became one of five sports to lose all UK Sport funding for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

UK sports have invested £5.74m in the last Olympic cycle in badminton, and Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge were able to live up to expectation by taking home the bronze in men’s doubles. Unfortunately, Badminton was the only sport that won an Olympic medal this summer to have its funding removed.Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge win men's doubles bronze medal at Rio Olympics. (photo: AP)

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Rio: Chen Long in quarters, Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen exit

Rio de Janeiro: Rio’s men’s singles No. 2 seed Chen Long has moved into the Olympic quarter-finals after easing past Adrian Dziolko of Poland 21-12, 21-9 in just 40 minutes on Saturday.Chen Long has an easy passage to quarter-finals in Rio.

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Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong exit, Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong advance to Swiss quarters

Basel: Malaysia’s Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong marched into the quarter-finals of the 2016 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton Tournament on Thursday after they smashed down Puavaranukroh Dechapol/Kedren Kittinupong of Thailand in straight sets of 21-10, 21-16 in 28 minutes to secure a quarter-final match up against Marcus Ellis/Chris Langridge of England on Friday at St Jakobshalle Arena in Basel, Switzerland.Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong were defeated by Mathias Christiansen/David Daugaard in the second round of 2016 Swiss Open. (photo: Uwe Zinke)

Continue reading Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong exit, Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong advance to Swiss quarters