Fuzhou: In the latest “badminton classic” played by two of the greatest badminton players of all time, Lee Chong Wei beat Lin Dan 17-21, 21-19, 21-19 on Saturday afternoon to move into the China Open finals.
The 35th encounter between Lee and Lin on Saturday didn’t just feel like a battle for a berth in a China Open final, but also the culmination of one of the greatest rivalries in the history of the sport.
Continue reading Lee Chong Wei beats Lin Dan in an epic three-set China Open semis
Jeonju City: In what was their second encounter against each other in the Korea Grand Prix Gold finals for second year in a row, defending champion Lee Dong Keun needed 78 minutes to see off last year’s runner-up Lee Hyun-Il to claim the men’s singles title in Jeonju City on Sunday.
Continue reading Lee Dong Keun, Ko Sung Hyun/Kim Ha Na win Korea Masters
Jeonju City: In a scintillating display of badminton, 35-year-old Korean Lee Hyun Il turned back the clock to defeat his 20-year-old compatriot Jeon Hyeok Jin 21-12, 24-22 in men’s semi-finals at the Korea Masters on Saturday.
Continue reading Lee Hyun Il, Ko Sung Hyun/Kim Ha Na in Korea Masters 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.
Continue reading Ajay Jayaram to play Chen Long in Korea Open final
Gwangju: South Korea mixed doubles pair got off to a good start for the host country when Shin Seung-Chan and Kim Gi-jung defeated Chiang Kai-Hsin and Lu Ching-Yao of Chinese Taipei 21-14, 21-11 at Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center in Hwasun, South Jeolla Province, Korea, to pick up the first gold medal for Korea in the badminton individual event. Last Wednesday, South Korea won the badminton mixed team gold medal at the Universiade.
Continue reading Korea complete clean sweep of 5 badminton golds at Universiade 2015
Kuala Lumpur: When Lee Yong-dae and Kim Ki-jung were set to return to competition after getting their one year suspension lifted by the Badminton World Federation early April, competition in Group C of Thomas Cup is expected to be tough for Malaysia.
With Malaysia’s doubles pairs’ recent poor results, the task of trying to top the group seems even more daunting, considering the Korean has proven that its temporary men’s doubles Yeon-seong-Sa-rang combined well to make the semi-finals of the Singapore Open during the absence of Lee Yong-dae and Kim Ki-jung. 
Furthermore, World No. 25 Ko Sung-hyun-Shin Baek-cheol, the third Korean pair, also hit a good patch with semi-final showings in the Singapore meet and the All-England. Any combinations of these guys could form equally powerful pairings. Continue reading Thomas Cup: Korea may spoil Malaysia’s chances
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced on Tuesday that after reviewing “new evidence” given by the Badminton Korea Association (BKA), it has reinstated South Korea’s Olympic badminton gold medalist Lee Yong-dae and another Korean player Kim Ki-jung. Both players were banned from playing in any tournaments for one year after missing their dope tests. After the decision, they are free to compete at this year’s Asian Games.
Back in January, the BWF suspended them for a year, for violating doping procedures, saying administrative lapses led to three missed drug tests.
Continue reading Oppa Badminton Style! Lee Yong-dae and Kim Ki-jung’s suspensions lifted
BIRMINGHAM: South Korea were struck a hard blow when the Badminton World Federation (BWF) slapped Lee Yong-dae and Kim Ki-jung with a one-year suspension for failing to file their whereabouts which led to missed dope tests.
With the Asian Games to be held in Incheon, South Korea, in September, it was definitely a big blow.
Especially with Yong-dae being a favourite to deliver a gold medal.
Continue reading Dong-keun stepping up to the challenge (pic)
KUALA LUMPUR: The one-year suspension imposed on two of South Korea’s top men’s doubles shuttlers – Lee Yong-dae and Kim Ki-jung – should be good news to all their rivals.
But not to Malaysian doubles shuttler Tan Wee Kiong.
Instead, he feels that Yong-dae and Ki-jung’s absence will be sorely missed on the international circuit and he hopes that an appeal by the Korean players will prompt the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to reverse the decision.
Continue reading Wee Kiong finds no joy in Korean players’ suspension (pic)
Former Olympic badminton champion Lee Yong-dae has been suspended for one year for violating international anti-doping procedures, officials said Tuesday, putting his availability for this year's Asian Games at home in jeopardy.
The Badminton World Federation announced on its website that Lee and another South Korean player, Kim Ki-jung, have been suspended for a year for "violating the requirements relating to filing whereabouts information and resulting missed tests under the BWF Anti-Doping Regulations."
The suspension took effect on Jan. 23, 2014, the Kuala Lumpur-based BWF noted.
"As part of BWF's registered testing pool of international level badminton athletes, Kim and Lee were required to provide whereabouts information for the BWF to conduct out-of-competition testing," the international governing body said. "In 2013, both athletes accumulated three whereabouts failures in connection with this administrative process."
