2015 Malaysian Open Badminton Championships Archives

Carolina Marin outlasts Li Xuerui to win Malaysia Open crown

Kuala Lumpur: World No. 2 women’s singles player Carolina Marin of Spain won her maiden Malaysia Open title on Sunday. Marin got the better of China’s Olympic champion Li Xuerui in the women’s singles final 19-21, 21-19, 21-17 in an hour and 11 minutes.

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Chen Long defeats Lin Dan to capture Malaysia Open title

Kuala Lumpur: Reigning World champion Chen Long of China overcame compatriot and five-time World champion Lin Dan 20-22, 21-13, 21-11 in an hour and 18 minutes to secure the Malaysia Open Superseries men’s singles title at the Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil on Sunday.

The 31-year-old Lin Dan was defeated by Malaysia’s badminton superstar Datuk Lee Chong Wei in the Malaysia Open in 2012, and failed to capture the title again in the absence of Lee.

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Malaysia Open: Li Xuerui set final rematch with Carolina Marin

Kuala Lumpur: World No. 3 Li Xuerui of China beat World No. 1 shuttler Saina Nehwal 13-21, 21-17, 22-20 in a 3-set thriller that lasted an hour and eight minutes at the $500,000 Malaysia Open Superseries Premier in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.

The Chinese felt huge relief after prevailed in the tightly contested semi-final.

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Lin Dan to clash with Chen Long at Malaysia Open final

Kuala Lumpur: Two time Olympic gold medalist Lin Dan will square off compatriot world no. 1 Chen Long in the men’s singles final of the Malaysian Open on Sunday after both Chinese shuttlers battled past their opponents at the semi-finals on Saturday.
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Chen Long, Lin Dan, Saina Nehwal, Carolina Marin reach Malaysia Open semis

Kuala Lumpur: World number one Chen Long cruised again on Friday while his legendary compatriot Lin Dan survived a scare, but the Chinese shuttlers stayed on a collision course for the final of the Malaysia Open.

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Tan Boon Heong and Koo Kien Keat to reunite

Kuala Lumpur: A lot of badminton fans were heartbroken after the former world number one men’s doubles pair in the world, Tan Boon Heong and Koo Kien Keat of Malaysia played their last match together in the final 16 of the World Championships last August.