Malang: Despite playing two matches in the qualifying round yesterday, Malaysia’s young men’s doubles Tan Kian Meng-Low Juan Shen who were only playing in their second tournament as a pair has plenty of energy left in the tank, as they dashed past Indonesia’s Yohanes Rendy Sugiarto-Afiat Yuris Wirawan 21-11, 21-19 in the first round of Indonesian Masters main draw in Malang on Wednesday.
Continue reading Tan Kian Meng/Low Juan Shen advance to Indonesian Masters 2nd round
Fuzhou: Lee Chong Wei and Lin Dan stayed on course for a blockbuster China Open semi-final clash after battling through men’s second round on Thursday.
Continue reading China Open: Lee Chong Wei & Lin Dan in quarters, Lee/Yoo & Ahsan/Setiawan ousted
Fuzhou: The two-time Olympic champion, and five-time world champion Lin Dan of China recovered from a set down to defeat compatriot Qiao Bin and kept his hope of a China Open crown alive in Fuzhou – while his nemesis Lee Chong Wei needed only 36 minutes to ease into the second round of China Open on Wednesday.
Continue reading China Open: Lin Dan survives scare as Lee Chong Wei cruises
Odense: Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia showed few signs of rust on Wednesday as he returned to action after an early exit at Korea Open almost one month ago, beating No. 8 seed Indian shuttler Parupalli Kashyap 21-14, 21-15 in the first round of the Denmark Open.
Continue reading Lee Chong Wei beats P. Kashyap in Denmark opener
Bangkok: Former World No. 1 men’s doubles pair Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong of Malaysia brushed off the challenge of their younger compatriots Chooi Kah Ming/ Ow Yao Han, strolling into the Thailand Open GPG semi-finals with 21-17, 21-11 victory on Friday.
Continue reading Kien Keat/Boon Heong advance in Thailand GPG, Ihsan Mustofa ousts Son Wan Ho
Bangkok: Two of the three Malaysian men’s doubles pairs had reached the quarter-finals of Thailand Open on Thursday.
While facing growing pressure from within Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) to split up their partnership, the 2009 World Boys’ Doubles champions and current World No. 94 Chooi Kah Ming and Ow Yao Han put together a stellar performance to upset World No. 25 Wang Yilv and Zhang Wen of China 21-19, 14-21, 21-15 to advance to the quarters of Thailand Open.
Continue reading Thailand Open: Chooi Kah Ming & Ow Yao Han earn hard-fought wins
Ho Chi Minh City: Revenge proved sweet for Malaysia’s Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying and now they have No. 6 seeds Andrei Adistia/Vita Marissa in their sights at the Vietnam Open.
Continue reading Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying savor sweet revenge over Praveen Jordan/Debby Susanto
Ho Chi Minh City: Malaysian men’s singles player Chong Wei Feng battled back from a set down to complete a 19-21, 21-16, 21-18 victory over his South Korean opponent Heo Kwang Hee, reaching the third round of the Vietnam Open on Wednesday. The world No. 39 Malaysian will play veteran from Vietnam Nguyen Tien Minh in the third round.
Continue reading Chong Wei Feng, Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong advance at Vietnam Open
Ho Chi Minh City: Malaysian shuttler Chong Wei Feng kicked off his Vietnam Open campaign with a straight-set victory over Chan Yan Kit of Hong Kong 21-17, 21-5 in the men’s singles first round on Tuesday. Chong will play South Korean Heo Kwang Hee in the second round.
Continue reading Chong Wei Feng, Zulfadli Zulkiffli advance in Vietnam
Jakarta: Top-ranked Carolina Marin advanced to the World Championships semi-finals Friday noon, beating 7th-seeded Wang Shixian of China 21-17, 21-19.
The Spaniard showed no sign of the ankle injury she incurred on Thursday and kept her cool even as Wang put her through her paces in the second game.
Continue reading Carolina Marin, Saina Nehwal in semis, Chinese women’s singles completely wiped out
