Birmingham: Malaysia’s World No. 10 men’s singles player Lee Zii Jia headed into 2021 All England with doubters wondering how far could he go after doing poorly at the 3 back-to-back tournaments in Bangkok, in January of 2021. Continue reading Lee Zii Jia to play Viktor Axelsen in All England Final
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Yuki Kaneko/Misaki Matsutomo Stage Remarkable Comeback to Beat Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying in All England Semis
Birmingham: After winning the first game 21-14, the unseeded Yuki Kaneko/Misaki Matsutomo of Japan were trailing 4-16 in the second set against No. 3 seeds Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying of Malaysia in the All England mixed doubles semi-finals. When everybody was expecting a third-set, Kaneko/Matsutomo were about to start a miracle run. Continue reading Yuki Kaneko/Misaki Matsutomo Stage Remarkable Comeback to Beat Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying in All England Semis
Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying Survive Huge Scare to Make All England Semi-Final
Birmingham: Malaysia’s Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying had to fight tooth and nail against Thom Gicquel/Delphine Delrue of France, surviving a nerve-jangling third set match in an epic quarter-final encounter at the All England Friday. Continue reading Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying Survive Huge Scare to Make All England Semi-Final
Lee Zii Jia beats Kento Momota to Enter All England Semis
Birmingham: Malaysia’s World No. 10 men’s singles player, Lee Zii Jia, pulled off a huge upset by shocking the World No. 1 Kento Momota of Japan for the first time in his career, ending his 6-game losing streak against Momota with a 21-16, 21-19 victory in the quarter-finals of All England on Friday. Continue reading Lee Zii Jia beats Kento Momota to Enter All England Semis
Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying, Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan, Lee Zii Jia Cruise Into All England Quarters
Birmingham: The All England was delayed by five hours on Wednesday as several players were tested positive on COVID-19. However, after retests, all results came back negative. The World No. 7 mixed doubles pair of Malaysia, Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying have to play both their first and second-round matches on Thursday after their schedule was changed due to the delay. Continue reading Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying, Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan, Lee Zii Jia Cruise Into All England Quarters
Indonesian Players Furious After Forced to Withdraw from All England, BWF Issues Clarifications
Birmingham: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has clarified confusion surrounding the withdrawal of the whole Indonesian badminton team and a Turkish player which remained a total mess – and actually didn’t offer full reassurance about potential new COVID-19 cases among players currently competing at the ongoing All England. Continue reading Indonesian Players Furious After Forced to Withdraw from All England, BWF Issues Clarifications
Kento Momota Starts All England with a Bang, Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong Enter Second Round
Birmingham: When Kento Momota claimed his first All England crown way back in 2019, he was about to start an incredible run of 2019 which saw him won a record 11 titles in a single season and was considered the favorite to win gold at the Tokyo Olympics. Continue reading Kento Momota Starts All England with a Bang, Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong Enter Second Round
Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan into All England Second Round
Birmingham: Malaysia’s World No. 22 women’s doubles pair, Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan, who made a deep Cinderella run at the Swiss Open two weeks ago, which ended up winning their first BWF Super 300 title in Basel, got off to a strong start at 2021 All England as they completed a dominant first round by defeating Thailand’s No. 4 seeds Jongkolphan Kititharakul/Rawinda Prajongjai 21-17, 23-21 to play Jessica Hopton/Jenny Moore of England on Thursday. Continue reading Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan into All England Second Round
All England Preview: Can Kento Momota Set Up Final Clash with Viktor Axelsen?
Birmingham: The stage is set for the 2021 All England. So much will be different about this year’s event as the oldest badminton tournament in the world will be held without spectators, and World No. 1, Kento Momota is making his return after a 14-month layoff since surviving a fatal car crash in Malaysia on Jan 13, 2020. Continue reading All England Preview: Can Kento Momota Set Up Final Clash with Viktor Axelsen?
Marcus Gideon/Kevin Sukamuljo Back In Action at All England After One Year Absence
Birmingham: After traveling for about 20 hours, the Indonesian badminton team has finally landed in Birmingham, England, Saturday (March, 13, 2021) afternoon, UK time. Continue reading Marcus Gideon/Kevin Sukamuljo Back In Action at All England After One Year Absence