Kuala Lumpur: While growing up, the 183cm Anders Antonsen would often watch Peter Gade, Taufik Hidayat, Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei showed off their exceptional badminton skills on different tournaments. Continue reading Anders Antonsen beats Kento Momota to win Indonesia Masters
Tag: 2019 Indonesia Masters
Liliyana Natsir bids farewell to badminton at Indonesia Masters final
Jakarta: At a local badminton club in Manado where it all began for Liliyana Natsir, when the Indonesian mixed doubles legend started playing badminton at the age of nine. Continue reading Liliyana Natsir bids farewell to badminton at Indonesia Masters final
Kento Momota to play Anders Antonsen in Indonesia Masters final
Jakarta: World No. 1 men’s singles player Kento Momota of Japan has stormed into the 2019 Indonesia Masters final after breezing past No. 6 seed Viktor Axelsen of Denmark 21-15, 21-4. Continue reading Kento Momota to play Anders Antonsen in Indonesia Masters final
Liliyana Natsir one win away from swan song
Jakarta: Indonesian mixed doubles favorites Liliyana Natsir/Tontowi Ahmad have defeated Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying from Malaysia 22-20, 21-11 at Istora Senayan Stadium in the Indonesia Masters semi-finals to set up a mouth-watering clash with No. 1 seeds Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong of China on Sunday. Continue reading Liliyana Natsir one win away from swan song
Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying & Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir set for Olympic final rematch at Indonesia Masters
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s mixed doubles pair Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying will have a shot at redemption for their loss to Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir of Indonesia in the Rio Olympic final as both pairs set up a blockbuster semi-final showdown at Indonesia Masters on Saturday. Continue reading Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying & Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir set for Olympic final rematch at Indonesia Masters
Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying, Lee Zii Jia advance to Indonesia Masters quarters
Kuala Lumpur: While other Malaysian players were struggling, the mixed doubles No. 6 seeds Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying showed their regaining consistency and confidence as they beat Ben Lane/Jessica Pugh of England 21-13, 21-10 in the Indonesia Masters second round on Wednesday. Continue reading Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying, Lee Zii Jia advance to Indonesia Masters quarters
Yonex to sponsor Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong
Kuala Lumpur: Badminton equipment manufacturer – Yonex, has made a move to sign Malaysian men’s doubles pair, Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong and to support the pair to qualifying for the 2020 Olympics. Continue reading Yonex to sponsor Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong
Nozomi Okuhara and Goh Jin Wei crash out of Indonesia Masters
Jakarta: Women’s singles top seed Nozomi Okuhara of Japan has crashed out of Indonesia Masters in a lifeless fashion. The World No. 2 was dispatched 18-21, 17-21 in 41 minutes by unseeded Chen Xiaoxin of China on Wednesday. Continue reading Nozomi Okuhara and Goh Jin Wei crash out of Indonesia Masters
Indonesia Masters – the farewell tournament for Liliyana Natsir
Jakarta: The 2019 Indonesia Masters that began on Tuesday, January 22nd, will be the farewell tournament for Indonesian mixed doubles legend and the Rio Olympic gold medalist – Liliyana Natsir. Continue reading Indonesia Masters – the farewell tournament for Liliyana Natsir
Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying off to winning start at Indonesia Masters
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s mixed doubles pair Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying got off to a flying start by advancing to the second round of the 2018 Indonesia Masters that was held in Jakarta on Tuesday. Continue reading Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying off to winning start at Indonesia Masters