Kunshan: China’s women’s team was on a mission to retain the Uber Cup at home after their men’s team suffered worst loss in China’s Thomas Cup history when they were beaten by Korea in the men’s quarter-finals.
Continue reading China beat Korea 3-1 to win 14th Uber Cup crown
Kunshan: The London Olympic champion Li Xuerui shook off a shaky second set, as she bounced back to earn a hard-fought three-gamer against India’s Saina Nehwal in the Uber Cup semi-finals on Friday.
Continue reading China to face South Korea in Uber Cup final
Kunshan: The home crowd was left stunned at the Kunshan Sports Center Stadium on Thursday night when badminton powerhouse China’s domination in badminton suffered a heart-breaker after Korea pulled off a huge upset to beat China 3-1 in the quarter-finals of the Thomas Cup.
Continue reading Great Wall crumbles as Korea beat China 3-1 in Thomas Cup quarters
Kunshan: Malaysian Uber Cup coaches and players came to the Kunshan Sports Centre to play their last group tie in Uber Cup finals with the “nothing to lose” mindset.
Perhaps they didn’t foresee the 16-year-old World Junior champion Goh Jin Wei would go on to put up arguably one of her best fight in the 2016 Uber Cup finals, when Goh almost toppled the World No. 1 women’s singles player Carolina Marin before going down to the World champion 18-21, 22-20, 16-21 in a 77 minutes encounter.
Continue reading Future looks promising for Goh Jin Wei as Malaysia beats Spain 3-2
Kunshan: It’s another easy 5-0 sweep for China in their third game at the Thomas and Uber Cup in Kunshan on Tuesday, this time against Spain.
Continue reading China in unstoppable form to beat Spain 5-0 at Uber Cup
Kunshan: Lee Chong Wei gave Malaysia the good start they had hoped for in their Thomas Cup tie against England by beating Toby Penty 21-15, 21-11 Sunday evening. England surprisingly decided to sit out Rajiv Ouseph, the number one ranked male badminton player in England to give him more rest before their next Thomas Cup tie against Korea on Monday.
Continue reading Lee Chong Wei gets Malaysia off to good start in Thomas Cup
Kunshan: Malaysian men’s team is set to kick off the 2016 Thomas Cup competition at 7pm on Sunday.
Prior to their first Group C match on Sunday, technical director of Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), Morten Frost Hansen told reporters that the Malaysian squad must build trust and team cohesion by working together for the challenge ahead.
Continue reading Malaysia set to kick-off against England in Thomas Cup Finals
Kunshan: In a dinner with his players, Indonesia’s legendary badminton player and the current manager of the Indonesia’s Thomas and Uber Cup squads Rexy Mainaky told his players if they can bind together as a single force, they will become a very strong team.
Continue reading Rexy Mainaky uses 1998 riots in Indonesia to motivate Thomas & Uber Cup squads
Jakarta: Indonesia’s Thomas Cup team dreams big as it locks its target on bringing home the trophy again after its last victory in 2002 at the upcoming Thomas and Uber Finals team competition, starting this weekend.
Kuala Lumpur: 2014 Thomas Cup runners-up Malaysia have concluded a ten-day training camp and have departed for Kunshan to participate in the up-and-coming Thomas and Uber Cup finals in China.
Continue reading Malaysian team departs for the 2016 Thomas and Uber Cup finals
