Glasgow: 20 years ago, Denmark’s Peter Rasmussen played his heart out to beat Sun Jun of China in the 1997 World Champion final in Glasgow, Scotland. That match lasted 124 minutes, and was the longest ever recorded badminton match at that time. Continue reading Viktor Axelsen defeats Lin Dan to become the new World Champion in badminton (6 pics)
Tag: 2017 Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships in Glasgow
Nozomi Okuhara beats P.V. Sindhu in longest World women’s singles final ever (5 pics)
Glasgow: The No. 7 seed Nozomi Okuhara of Japan and No. 4 seed P.V. Sindhu were both playing for history and were playing the match of their life in the women’s singles final of the World Badminton Championships at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland on Sunday. It was an epic battle, and it was also the longest women’s singles match ever recorded, which lasted for 110 minutes! Continue reading Nozomi Okuhara beats P.V. Sindhu in longest World women’s singles final ever (5 pics)
Nozomi Okuhara and P.V. Sindhu set up World final
Glasgow: The No. 7 seed Nozomi Okuhara endured a difficult start to the match, went down 12-21 after being broken in her opening set and was outplayed by No. 12 seed Saina Nehwal of India in the women’s singles semi-finals at BWF World Championships. Continue reading Nozomi Okuhara and P.V. Sindhu set up World final
Viktor Axelsen to play Lin Dan in the World Championships final
Glasgow: Viktor Axelsen of Denmark produced a remarkable display of aggressive, all-court badminton to beat two-time defending champion, Chen Long 21-9, 21-10 in 39 minutes in the semi-finals of World Championships on Saturday. Continue reading Viktor Axelsen to play Lin Dan in the World Championships final
Carolina Marin joins upset list in loss to Nozomi Okuhara
Glasgow: Women’s No. 4 seed and defending champion Carolina Marin of Spain was knocked out as action continued at the BWF World Championships in Glasgow. Continue reading Carolina Marin joins upset list in loss to Nozomi Okuhara
Kidambi Srikanth exits, Lin Dan & Chen Long advance at badminton worlds
Glasgow: If you bet on a Kidambi Srikanth of India who won Indonesia and Australian Open in two consecutive weeks in June to make a deep run in Glasgow, you might be disappointed as he became the latest of the high seeds in the men’s draw to tumble out of the World Championships on Friday. Continue reading Kidambi Srikanth exits, Lin Dan & Chen Long advance at badminton worlds
World Championships: Akane Yamaguchi, Shi Yuqi crash out in Glasgow
Glasgow: Top favorites Lin Dan and Chen Long advanced as expected, but the upset-riddled World Championships took another hit when women’s singles No. 1 seed Akane Yamaguchi and men’s singles No. 4 seed Shi Yuqi were ousted by their respective opponents on Thursday. Continue reading World Championships: Akane Yamaguchi, Shi Yuqi crash out in Glasgow
World Championships: Malaysia’s campaign ends with the exit of Tan Kian Meng/Lai Pei Jing
Glasgow: Malaysia’s challenge at the 2017 BWF World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland ended after No. 8 seeds Tan Kian Meng/Lai Pei Jing went down to Wang Yilyu/Huang Dongping of China 15-21, 16-21 in the mixed doubles third round. Continue reading World Championships: Malaysia’s campaign ends with the exit of Tan Kian Meng/Lai Pei Jing
Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen, Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong ousted from World Championships
Glasgow: Just when you think Lee Chong Wei’s first round heart-wrenching loss was extremely disappointed for him and his fan, World No. 1 men’s doubles pair Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen of China joined the list of upset victims at the BWF World Championships when unseeded Mohammad Ahsan/Rian Agung Saputro of Indonesia came off a nail biting finish to outlast Li/Liu 19-21, 21-18, 21-18 in a 68 minutes encounter. Continue reading Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen, Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong ousted from World Championships
Lee Chong Wei suffers early exit at World Championships (8 pics)
Glasgow: France’s Brice Leverdez pulled off the biggest upset at badminton World Championships by outlasting men’s second seed Lee Chong Wei in the men’s singles first round in Glasgow on Tuesday. Continue reading Lee Chong Wei suffers early exit at World Championships (8 pics)