Lee Yong-Dae & Ko Sung-Hyun to skip China Badminton Super League

Guangzhou: Two high-profile men’s doubles players from Korea, Lee Yong-Dae and Ko Sung-Hyun who originally planned to join Guangzhou Yueyu Badminton Club for the 2015/2016 China Badminton Super League season, have ended their season in China to reduce the likelihood of conflict for their preparation of the 2016 Rio Olympics.Lee Yong-Dae greets the fans during China Badminton Super League in Huizhou. (photo: ossports)
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Kento Momota, Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan win World Superseries Finals

Dubai: No. 2 seed Kento Momota brought Viktor Axelsen’s great run at the 2015 Dubai World Superseries Finals to an end by clinching the men’s singles title in Dubai on Sunday.Congratulations to Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan! (photo: Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan FB)

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BWF Superseries Finals: Chen Long, Carolina Marin in semis

Dubai: Having already qualified for the BWF Dubai Superseries Finals semifinals, some might have thought that World No.1 Chen Long would take it easy against Jan O Jorgensen on Friday.Chen Long shakes hands with  Jan O Jorgensen after crushing the world No. 2 in straight sets.

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P.V. Sindhu beats Minatsu Mitani to win Macau Open title

Macau: India’s P.V Sindhu put a magnificent finishing  touch to her 2015 season by beating Japanese Minatsu Mitani 21-9, 21-23, 21-14 to win her third consecutive Macau Open title on Sunday.Congratulations to P.V Sindhu, another great win!

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P.V. Sindhu downs Akane Yamaguchi to set up Minatsu Mitani final at Macau Open

Macau: Two-time Macau Open defending champion P.V Sindhu’s enduring brilliance and her sheer hatred of losing allowed her to withstand a stunning fightback by Akane Yamaguchi and remained undefeated at the Macau Open on Saturday.

World No. 12 Sindhu got off to an excellent start in the first set as she took the game 21-8 in approximately 14 minutes.P.V. Sindhu to play Minatsu Mitani in the Macau Open final on Sunday. (photo: Macau Open)

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Lee Dong Keun, Ko Sung Hyun/Kim Ha Na win Korea Masters

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.Congratulations to Ko Sung Hyun/Kim Ha Na for winning their third title in less than a month.
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Lee Hyun Il, Ko Sung Hyun/Kim Ha Na in Korea Masters final

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.Ko Sung Hyun (left) and Kim Ha Na's strong surge in the second half of 2015 has been amazing.
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Lee Yong Dae pulls out of Korea Masters with neck injury

Jeonju City: World No. 1 men’s pair Lee Yong Dae/Yoo Yeon Seong shocked the crowd in Jeonju Indoor Badminton Court on Friday afternoon when the pair withdrew from the men’s doubles quarter-finals of the Korea Masters, after Lee Yong Dae suffered a neck injury when they were leading 11-10 in the first set against Taiwan’s Lee Jhe-Huei/Lee Yang.Wish Lee Yong Dae a speedy recover.

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Korea Masters: Zulfadli Zulkiffli exits, Lee Yong Dae/Yoo Yeon Seong advance

Jeonju City: The Korea Masters GPG continued full steam ahead Thursday with the last remaining Malaysian player Zulfadli Zulkiffli bowed out in the third round of men’s singles.Lee Yong Dae and Yoo Yeon Seong are going to finish this year with a string of strong results.
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French Open: Chong Wei Feng advances, Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying & Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir exit

Paris: Both Chong Wei Feng and Tee Jing Yee of Malaysia have breezed into the French Open main draw on Tuesday while two mixed doubles pairs Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying and Wong Fai Yin/Chow Mei Kuan were disappointed with first-round exits.Hope Chong Wei Feng can go one step further at French Open.

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