Birmingham: Six-times All England champion Lin Dan who had suffered three first round exits at Malaysia Masters, Indonesia Masters, and Thailand Masters early this year, finally won his first victory of the season when he came back from dropping the first set to beat three-time World Junior Champion, Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand 13-21, 22-20, 21-10 in 64 minutes. Continue reading Lin Dan, Lee Zii Jia enter All England second round
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Lin Dan awaits British visa in Germany
Mulheim: To avoid the coronavirus outbreak and to make themselves eligible for all future international tournaments, the Chinese national badminton team has flown to University of Nottingham, UK, in mid Feb to prepare for the now cancelled German Open and next week’s All-England. Continue reading Lin Dan awaits British visa in Germany
Lin Dan keeps slim Olympic hopes alive after China cleared to compete in Europe
Beijing: Badminton’s all-time great, Lin Dan of China and his fading hope of securing a berth in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics got a boost after Chinese shuttlers have been cleared of the coronavirus and will play three tournaments in Europe in the next three weeks. Continue reading Lin Dan keeps slim Olympic hopes alive after China cleared to compete in Europe
Lee Zii Jia advances, Lin Dan suffers another first round exit at the Thailand Masters
Bangkok: Although Malaysia’s World No. 13 Lee Zii Jia was playing at this third consecutive tournament in three weeks, he got off to a strong start by advancing to the second round of Thailand Masters on Wednesday. Continue reading Lee Zii Jia advances, Lin Dan suffers another first round exit at the Thailand Masters
BadmintonPlanet’s top 10 badminton news events in 2019
Kuala Lumpur: As 2019 comes to an end, BadmintonPlanet has selected the badminton stories that drew the most attention from our readers in 2019. Continue reading BadmintonPlanet’s top 10 badminton news events in 2019
Lin Dan, Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong miss out on BWF World Tour Finals
Gwangju: China’s badminton legend Lin Dan, and Malaysia’s men’s pair Goh V Shem/Tan Wee missed out places on the 2019 BWF World Tour Finals as they lost in the Korea Masters men’s singles and men’s doubles finals respectively on Sunday. Continue reading Lin Dan, Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong miss out on BWF World Tour Finals
Lin Dan, Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong enter Korea Masters final
Gwangju: Five-time world champion Lin Dan of China is one win away from qualifying for the 2019 BWF World Tour Finals that will take place in Guangzhou from 11 to 15 December 2019 and offered a total prize of USD $1,500,000. Continue reading Lin Dan, Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong enter Korea Masters final
Goh Liu Ying/Chan Peng Soon, Lin Dan cruise into Korea Masters quarters
Gwangju: The mixed doubles No. 4 seeds Goh Liu Ying/Chan Peng Soon have moved serenely through to the quarter-finals of the Korea Masters with a 16-21, 21-14, 21-17 win over Hiroki Okamura/Chisato Hoshi of Japan on Thursday. Continue reading Goh Liu Ying/Chan Peng Soon, Lin Dan cruise into Korea Masters quarters
Korea Masters: Lin Dan, Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong advance, Lee Cheuk Yiu exits
Gwangju: China’s two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan needed 86 minutes to see off home shuttler Lee Dong Keun in the Korea Masters first round that took place at Gwangju Women’s University Stadium on Wednesday. Continue reading Korea Masters: Lin Dan, Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong advance, Lee Cheuk Yiu exits
Lin Dan, Daren Liew advance to Hong Kong Open second round
Hong Kong: Two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan avoided his 9th first round exit this season in 2019 Hong Kong Open on Wednesday as he came back from dropping the first set to beat Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus of Denmark 22-24, 21-17, 21-16 in 71 minutes. Continue reading Lin Dan, Daren Liew advance to Hong Kong Open second round