Greysia Polii/Apriyani Rahayu to Meet Du Yue/Li Yin Hui in Olympics Women’s Doubles Quarters

Tokyo: The last day of women’s doubles group stage competitions was highlighted by several exciting matches. Continue reading Greysia Polii/Apriyani Rahayu to Meet Du Yue/Li Yin Hui in Olympics Women’s Doubles Quarters

Huang Yaqiong and Chinese Players Prepare for the China National Games Badminton Preliminaries

Lingshui: The men’s doubles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles players from China national badminton team gathered at the Lingshui Haihang Track and Field Stadium to kick off their daily training with a 4000-meter long run on Wednesday. Continue reading Huang Yaqiong and Chinese Players Prepare for the China National Games Badminton Preliminaries

Sayaka Hobara/Nami Matsuyama spoil China’s clean sweep at World Junior Championships

Bilbao: Girls’ doubles No. 2 seeds Sayaka Hobara/Nami Matsuyama of Japan survived a brutal examination against No. 1 seeds Du Yue/Xu Ya of China in the World Junior Championships finals, before emerging victorious with 25-23, 19-21, 21-14 in a marathon 84 minutes battle on Sunday. Hobara/Matsuyama’s victory was also a blow out to China which otherwise would give the badminton powerhouse a clean sweep to all five titles at the 2016 World Junior Championships.Sayaka Hobara/Nami Matsuyama and the World Junior Championships silver and bronze medalists. (photo: BWF)

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Lee Zii Jia exits BWF World Junior Championships with China set to sweep all titles

Bilbao: Malaysia’s No. 2 seed Lee Zii Jia suffered a shocking 21-19, 21-18 defeat by No. 14 seed Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo of Indonesia in the boys’ singles semi-finals of World Junior Championships held in Bilbao, Spain on Saturday.Korea's unseeded pair Lee Hong-Sub and Lim Su-Min celebrates after beating No. 13 seeds Fan Qiuyue/Ren Xiangyu of China 21-15, 17-21, 22-20 in the boys' doubles semi-finals. (photo: BWF)

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Malaysia’s Goh Jin Wei is world’s No. 1 junior badminton player

Lima: Goh Jin Wei made Malaysian badminton history on Sunday when she defeated compatriot Lee Ying Ying in the final to claim the BWF World Junior badminton girls’ singles title on an exciting day of action.Goh Jin Wei, Lee Ying Ying, Moe Araki, and Natsuki Nidaira (from left). (photo: BWF)
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Lee Ying Ying to face Goh Jin Wei in World Junior Championships final

Lima: Unseeded Malaysian girls’ singles shuttler Lee Ying Ying turned in a stellar all-round performance to knock off No. 11 Natsuki Nidaira of Japan in the semi-finals of World Junior Championships on Saturday, winning 21-15, 16-21, 21-14 in 74 minutes in Lima, Peru.Both Lee Ying Ying (left) and Goh Jin Wei are the future of Malaysian badminton. (photo: BWF) Continue reading Lee Ying Ying to face Goh Jin Wei in World Junior Championships final