Dongguan: Lee Chong Wei has come back from an eight-month absence with scorching results so far at the 2015 Sudirman Cup, leading Malaysia to consecutive victories over South Korea and India at the Group stage of the tournament.
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Sudirman Cup: China beat Thailand 5-0
Dongguan: Tournament favorites China faced little challenge against Thailand on Tuesday by winning 5-0 to enter the quarter-finals at the Sudirman Cup.
London Olympic champion Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng won the opening men’s doubles over Bodin Issara/Pakkawat Vilailak, 14-21, 21-14, 21-19.
Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying send Malaysians past Indians, into Sudirman Cup quarters (video)
Dongguan: Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying sealed a Sudirman Cup quarter-final place for Malaysia with a straight-sets win over Indian mixed doubles pair Sikki Reddy N./Arun Vishnu in a Group 1D Sudirman Cup tie in Dongguan, China on Monday.
Sudirman Cup: Lee Chong Wei leads Malaysia to upset Korea 3-2 (video)
Dongguan: Even though Lee Chong Wei hasn’t played in a tournament since last year’s Asian Games, he was still the main star attraction on the first day of Sudirman Cup. The former world number one had the crowd in raptures from the moment he first stepped into the stadium until he defeated Lee Dong Keun of Korea 21-12, 21-10 in 45 minutes to put Malaysia ahead with 2-1 against Korea.
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2015 Sudirman Cup officially kicks off in Dongguan, China
Dongguan: Let the games begin! 2015 Sudirman Cup officially kicked off at the evening of May 8, with an elaborate opening ceremony featuring wonderful parade and performances.
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India team ready for 2015 Sudirman Cup
New Delhi: The badminton scenario in India has been improving every year with Saina Nehwal carrying the Indian flag for some years now. Other players such as PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth have also been gradually improving, which can be understood by their performances in the last 12-18 months or so.
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Indonesia badminton team hopeful of Sudirman Cup surprise
By Ami Afriatni
Jakarta: Indonesian badminton officials are targeting a strong finish for the country’s shuttlers at next week’s Sudirman Cup, world badminton’s mixed-team championships that Indonesia has only ever won once before — back at the inaugural event in 1989.
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Malaysia team depart for the 2015 Dongguan Sudirman Cup
Kuala Lumpur: Lee Chong Wei who has been named captain of the Malaysia Sudirman Cup squad, urged the Malaysian shuttlers to play their best at the Sudirman Cup held in Dongguan, China from May 10 to 17.
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Lee Chong Wei to spearhead Malaysia’s Sudirman Cup team in Dongguan
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia Sudirman Cup team is getting excited with the addition of Lee Chong Wei after his suspension officially ended on April 30, 2015. Lee went back to train with the Malaysia team on Friday. In fact, he was one of the earliest players who showed up to attend the Sudirman Cup training session at Stadium Juara, Bukit Kiara.
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2015 Sudirman Cup draw needs to be redrawn
Dongguan: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Wednesday announced that there will be a re-draw of Group 2 of the Sudirman Cup due to a discrepancy in team rankings which now sees Russia move up into Group 1 while United States moves down to Group 2.