Jakarta: SEA Games champions Amelia Alicia Anscelly/Soong Fie Cho pulled off one of the biggest upsets in World Championships history when the Malaysian pair defeated top seeds and world number one pair Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi of Japan, 21-15, 12-21, 21-14 at the Istora Senayan in Jakarta on Thursday.
Continue reading Amelia Alicia Anscelly/Soong Fie Cho, P.V Sindhu stun big names
Jakarta: Malaysia’s badminton superstar Lee Chong Wei recovered from a set down to survive a tougher than expected fight from German Marc Zwiebler on Wednesday, edging into the third round of the World Championships by 21-14,17-21,21-8 in a battle that lasted exactly an hour.
Continue reading Lee Chong Wei survives scare, Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong knock off defending champions
Jakarta: No. 15th seed Tommy Sugiarto has already looking towards to the 2016 Olympics after he was knocked out of the world championships on Wednesday.
Continue reading Tommy Sugiarto turns focus to 2016 Olympics after World Championships exit
Jakarta: Whether it was luck, skill or a combination, Malaysians Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying prevailed and pulled off an amazing upset on Tuesday to beat No. 9 seeds Reginald Lee Chun Hei/Chau Hoi Wah of Hong Kong in the mixed doubles second round at World Championships in Jakarta.
Continue reading Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying, Lee Chong Wei march on in Jakarta
Jakarta: Unseeded Zulfadli Zulkiffli sailed through his opening match at the Jakarta World Championships on Monday, with a stunning 21-5, 22-20 win over sixth seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei in the men’s singles first round.
A former world junior champion, Zulfadli Zulkiffli, based his strategy on quickness, and heavy dose of smashes that ended up befuddling Chou and bedazzling spectators in the Istora Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta.
Continue reading Zulfadli Zulkiffli tops Chou Tien Chen at World Championships 1st round
Jakarta: Home favourite Tommy Sugiarto cruised into the second round of the badminton world championships, with a straight-game victory over European Games victor Pablo Abian as the tournament got under way on Monday in Jakarta.
Jakarta: Lee Chong Wei provided a minor scare to the Malaysian team when he sat out of practice at the Djarum Badminton Centre in Jakarta on Sunday due to a blister on the small toe of his right foot.
Continue reading Lee Chong Wei suffers minor injury, Carolina Marin ready to attack
Jakarta: Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth will be at the forefront as a strong Indian badminton contingent look to create a flutter at the World Championships, starting in Jakarta on Monday.
Continue reading Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth aim for medals at World Championship
Jakarta: Defending champion Chen Long heads into next week’s badminton world championships in Indonesia as firm favourite, but faces a challenge from a gutsy Datuk Lee Chong Wei who has come back strong after a recent doping ban.
Chen, 26, is in superb form having swept four titles this year and enters the Jakarta tournament a convincing top seed, with Danish star Jan O Jorgensen a distant second.
Jakarta: Misha Zilberman of Israel is set to miss the world championships after he was denied entry into Indonesia by not granting him the visa.
The 26-year-old, who represented Israel at the London 2012 Olympics, spent the past couple of weeks practicing in Singapore while waiting for his visa request to be approved.
Continue reading Israeli Misha Zilberman denied visa for World Championships
