Singapore: 27-year-old Derek Wong of Singapore is hanging up his racket at the end of September.
The Singapore’s top men’s singles shuttler told reporters that he had turned in his resignation letter to the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) after the Rio Olympics. After his resignation, he will be joining the consulting firm Deloitte on Sept 26.
From David Chelliah
Rio de Janeiro: Untested Datuk Lee Chong Wei enroute to his final bid for the gold medal began at the Rio Olympic Games when he breezed through into the quarterfinals here Sunday.
Continue reading Lee Chong Wei advances to quarterfinals at Rio 2016 Olympics
Hyderabad: Indonesia, Korea and China emerged victorious after beating their respective opponents in the group stage of Badminton Asia Team Championship (BATC) at the Gachibowli indoor stadium on Monday.
Continue reading Big win for Indonesia, China survive scare in Asia Team Championships
Alor Setar: The 2012 Asian Junior singles runner-up Soong Joo Ven of Malaysia who was still looking for his first title of the season would have to work harder after his hope of winning the 2015 Malaysia International Challenge Badminton Championships men’s singles title was dashed by Khosit Phetpradab of Thailand on Sunday.
Continue reading Soong Joo Ven falters, Liang Xiaoyu wins Malaysia International Challenge
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.
Singapore: Malaysia’s singles shuttlers Chong Wei Feng, Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif advanced to the quarter-finals in the men’s singles category on Saturday after their wins.
Chong Wei Feng crushed Pham Cao Cuong of Vietnam 21-14, 21-11 to set up a clash with Jonatan Christie of Indonesia on Sunday. Arif also eliminated Fongmalayseng P. of Laos to advance to quarter-finals of the men’s singles event.
Continue reading SEA Games: Chong Wei Feng in quarters, Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong exit
Singapore: Singapore shuttler Ronald Susilo was best known for defeating Lin Dan at the 2004 Athens Olympics, and he has returned to badminton last May in a bid to compete in the 2015 Singapore SEA Games. However, his dream was shattered after he was forced to withdraw from the Singapore team after suffering a muscle tear in his hip.
Continue reading As Ronald Susilo pulls out, Singapore play young players for SEA Games
Lucknow: Defending champion Saina Nehwal and World number five Kidambi Srikanth were among the nine Indian shuttlers who entered the quarterfinals of the singles events at the Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament here on Thursday.
Continue reading Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth, Chong Wei Feng reach India Masters quarters
Kuala Lumpur: On Tuesday afternoon, Klang United BC suffered another loss in the Purple League, this time to the Petaling Jaya BC despite superb performances from Simon Santoso and Derek Wong.
Continue reading Klang United at risk of missing the Purple League Champions Challenge
Kuala Lumpur: After Lin Dan, Kenichi Tago publicly pleading for Lee Chong Wei to return to the badminton court as soon as possible, Indonesian shuttler Simon Santoso and Derek Wong of Singapore said yesterday that they both missed the presence of the great badminton star.
Continue reading Simon Santoso, Derek Wong miss the presence of Lee Chong Wei
