Birmingham: Malaysia’s unseeded men’s pair Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik continued their surprising run at the oldest badminton tournament in the world, sweeping past Indonesia’s 8th-seeded Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto 12-21, 22-20, 21-19 to take on the 2014 All England champions Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan on Sunday. Continue reading Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik to play Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan in All England final
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Kento Momota, Shi Yuqi, Viktor Axelsen reach last four at All England Open
Birmingham: Top seeded men’s singles player Kento Momota of Japan delivered an excellent performance to beat No. 7 seed Kidambi Srikanth 21-12, 21-16 in the All England quarter-finals on Friday. Continue reading Kento Momota, Shi Yuqi, Viktor Axelsen reach last four at All England Open
Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik, Goh Soon Huat/Shevon Jemie Lai advance to All England semis
Birmingham: The World No. 18 men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik from Malaysia put up a gutsy fight against World No. 12 Liu Cheng/Zhang Nan of China on Friday, beating the 2017 World Champions 21-19, 17-21, 21-12 to advance to the All England semi-finals. Continue reading Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik, Goh Soon Huat/Shevon Jemie Lai advance to All England semis
Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong and Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik reach All England quarters
Birmingham: Malaysia’s Rio Olympics silver medalists Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong came from behind on both sets, defeating last week’s German Open champions and No. 4 seeds Hiroyuki Endo/Yuta Watanabe of Japan 21-18, 21-19 to advance to the All England quarter-finals on Thursday. Continue reading Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong and Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik reach All England quarters
Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying survive day of upsets at All England
Birmingham: On a day of upsets, the 2017 mixed doubles finalists Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying of Malaysia had to dig deep to win their first round match at the 2019 All England. Continue reading Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying survive day of upsets at All England
Lin Dan, Chen Long and Marcus Gideon/Kevin Sukamuljo crash out of All England
Birmingham: On a day of upsets, Lin Dan, Chen Long and Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo have all suffered early departures on first day of 2019 All England. Continue reading Lin Dan, Chen Long and Marcus Gideon/Kevin Sukamuljo crash out of All England
Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying look for turnaround at All England
Birmingham: After losing to Russia’s Evgenij Dremin/Evgenia Dimova 21-18, 17-21, 15-21 in the first round of German Open last Tuesday, both Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying are hoping for stronger performance at the All England that will kick off the first round on Wednesday. Continue reading Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying look for turnaround at All England
PBSI sends 17 players to All England
Jakarta: The Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) has sent 17 players to compete at the prestigious 2019 All England badminton tournament will be held at the Birmingham Arena, England, from March 6 to March 10. Continue reading PBSI sends 17 players to All England
Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen to split up after All England
Copenhagen: Former World No. 1 men’s doubles pair, Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen of Denmark will end their 15-year partnership after the 2019 All England tournament. Continue reading Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen to split up after All England
All England 2019 draw: Lin Dan could face Shi Yuqi in quarters
Kuala Lumpur: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has revealed the official draw for 2019 All England, and last year’s men’s singles champion Shi Yuqi of China will be looking to defend his title. The 22-year-old Chinese player claimed the 2018 crown when he beat Lin Dan in three-sets. And if the seeds hold, he’ll get Lin Dan again in the quarters this year. Continue reading All England 2019 draw: Lin Dan could face Shi Yuqi in quarters