Seoul: Beaten twice this year by Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei at German Open and US Open, Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram dominated Chou at the semi-finals of Korea Open, brushing aside the No. 7 seed 21-19, 21-15 in 43 minutes to storm into the finals of the USD 600,000 event on Saturday.
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Seoul: Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong were in sizzling forms when they dashed past No. 5 seeds Chai Biao/Hong Wei of China 21-14, 21-12 to glide into the quarter-finals of Korea Open on Thursday. However, a stern test awaits them in the quarter-finals, as the Malaysians are going to face fourth seeds Fu Haifeng/Zhang Nan next.
Continue reading Koo Kien Keat & Tan Boon Heong advance, Lin Dan exits Korea Open
Seoul: World No. 55 men’s doubles Koo Kien Keat/ Tan Boon Heong had it easy Wednesday afternoon in their opening match of the Korea Open.
The former World No. 1 pair from Malaysia raced to a 21-16, 21-10 finish over world No. 19 Marcus Ellis/Chris Langridge of England in just 37 minutes in front of very small crowds at SK Handball Stadium in Seoul.
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Seoul: Obviously Tuesday was a bad moment for Lee Chong Wei when he was knocked out of the Korea Open first qualifying round by Heo Kwang Hee of Korea. However, life continues, it’s not the end.
Badminton fans, including myself, have been spoiled by the dominance of Lee Chong Wei during the last 10 years. Although he has never won an Olympic gold or the World Championships title, but that doesn’t take away what he has achieved in his illustrious career spanning more than a decade. Having won 57 titles (38 of them were from Superseries), and 30 runner-ups, he is arguably one the era’s greatest badminton players.
Continue reading Korea Open: Lee Chong Wei’s loss not the end of the world
Seoul: In the absence of World No.1 Saina Nehwal, two-time World Championship bronze medalist P V Sindhu, World No. 4 Kidambi Srikanth and Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap will spearhead India’s campaign at the USD 600,000 Korea Super Series starting with the qualifying on Tuesday.
Continue reading P.V. Sindhu, and Kidambi Srikanth to spearhead India’s challenge at Korea Open
Seoul: The Victor Korea Open Badminton Championships will see quite a few stars when the total USD $600,000 prize money event kicks off the qualifying and mixed doubles first round in Seoul on Tuesday. Qualifiers who reach third round of qualifying will automatically be included in the main draw. Most of the Korea Open main-draw matches will start on September 16, finish on September 20.
Continue reading Korea Open to kick off with Lee Chong Wei playing at qualifying round
