Birmingham: The 22-year-old and No. 7 seed Shi Yuqi refused to walk away from his second consecutive All England final empty-handed, showing his determination to rise to the top of the badminton world by sweeping aside six-time All England winner Lin Dan in the All England Open final on Sunday. Continue reading Shi Yuqi, Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo claim All England title
Tag: 2018 All England
Tai Tzu Ying sets up All England final with Akane Yamaguchi
Birmingham: Women’s singles No. 1 seed Tai Tzu Ying of Taiwan successfully halted Chinese youngster, Chen Yufei 21-15, 20-22, 21-13 in the All England semifinals held at the Birmingham Arena on Saturday. Continue reading Tai Tzu Ying sets up All England final with Akane Yamaguchi
Lin Dan enters All England final to play Shi Yuqi
Birmingham: Two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan will be aiming to win his seventh All England title at Birmingham Arena when he faces Shi Yuqi in the finals on Sunday. Continue reading Lin Dan enters All England final to play Shi Yuqi
All England: Tai Tzu Ying enters semis, Carolina Marin crashes out
Birmingham: Women’s singles No. 1 seed Tai Tzu-ying of Taiwan put on a show to beat Aya Ohori of Japan 21-12, 21-13 in the All England quarter-finals that lasted just 33 minutes on Friday. Continue reading All England: Tai Tzu Ying enters semis, Carolina Marin crashes out
Lin Dan defeats Lee Chong Wei in two-set epic to enter All England semis
Birmingham: The 34-year-old Lin Dan beat the No. 2 seed Lee Chong Wei 21-16, 21-17 in the quarterfinals of All England in their 40th encounter on Friday. Continue reading Lin Dan defeats Lee Chong Wei in two-set epic to enter All England semis
Tai Tzu Ying, Carolina Marin enter All England quarters
Birmingham: Taiwan’s World No. 1 and the defending women’s singles champion Tai Tzu-Ying progressed comfortably to the final eight of the 2018 All England, beating Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan 21-15, 21-11 in 38 minutes. Continue reading Tai Tzu Ying, Carolina Marin enter All England quarters
Lee Chong Wei sets up dream battle with Lin Dan in All England quarters
Birmingham: Malaysian badminton superstar Lee Chong Wei had to be at his battling best to outlast Lee Dong Keun of Korea 21-6, 13-21, 21-18 at the All England on Thursday to set up a mouth-watering 40th meeting with his great rival, two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan. Continue reading Lee Chong Wei sets up dream battle with Lin Dan in All England quarters
All England Open: Lee Chong Wei, Lin Dan, Cheng Long enter second round
Birmingham: Malaysian badminton superstar Lee Chong Wei, two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan, and the Rio Olympic Chen Long have advanced to the second round of the All England Open Badminton Championships in Birmingham on Wednesday. Continue reading All England Open: Lee Chong Wei, Lin Dan, Cheng Long enter second round
Hendrawan: New service rule may cause confusion for Lee Chong Wei
Birmingham: Malaysia’s national men’s singles coach Hendrawan admitted that the new badminton service rule introduced by Badminton World Federation (BWF) will, undoubtedly, cause inconvenience to World No. 2 Lee Chong Wei at the All England, which will be held from March 14 to March 18, 2018. Continue reading Hendrawan: New service rule may cause confusion for Lee Chong Wei
Lee Chong Wei bids for fifth All England title in Birmingham
Birmingham: The year’s All England will take place at Arena Birmingham in England from March 14 to March 18 and offers a total prize money of USD $1,000,000. Continue reading Lee Chong Wei bids for fifth All England title in Birmingham