Hanoi: World No. 26 Kento Momota of Japan marked his impending return to the top of the world rankings by beating World No. 93 Goh Giap Chin 21-9, 21-15 of Malaysia in the Vietnam International Challenge final on Sunday. Continue reading Kento Momota beats Goh Giap Chin to win Vietnam International Challenge
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Goh Giap Chin to face Kento Momota in Vietnam International Challenge final
Hanoi: Malaysia’s independent badminton player Goh Giap Chin was forced to dig deep in two matches on Saturday to advance to the Vietnam International Challenge final. Continue reading Goh Giap Chin to face Kento Momota in Vietnam International Challenge final
Malaysia’s challenge ends at Vietnam Open with Chan Peng Soon/Cheah Yee See’s exit
Ho Chi Minh City: Malaysia’s challenge at the 2017 Vietnam Open fizzled out after Chan Peng Soon/Cheah Yee See, Chow Mei Kuan/Lee Meng Yean, and Goh Giap Chin lost in their respective semi-final matches on Saturday. Continue reading Malaysia’s challenge ends at Vietnam Open with Chan Peng Soon/Cheah Yee See’s exit
Kim Sarang/Koo Kien Keat, Goh Giap Chin lead Petaling Jaya to win 2016/2017 Purple League
Kuala Lumpur: After losing the first two matches, Kim Sarang/Koo Kien Keat and Goh Giap Chin led Petaling Jaya BC in a scintillating comeback in the 2016/2017 Purple League final at Arena of Stars, Resorts World Genting on Sunday, swept aside the star-studded Puchong United 13-9 to win their first Purple League title.
Shi Yuqi, Goh Giap Chin make Bitburger Open second round
Saarbrucken: Last Sunday’s French Open men’s singles champion and No. 4 seed Shi Yuqi got off to a good start at the Bitburger Open with an easy straight-sets win over Christopher Skrzeba of Germany 21-9, 21-7 in his opener on Tuesday. Shi will play Erik Meijs of Netherlands in the second round.
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Zulfadli Zulkiffli, Goh Giap Chin in Thailand GPG 2nd Round
Bangkok: Former world junior champion Zulfadli Zulkiffli had little trouble in his opening match at Thailand Masters GPG on Monday as he overcame Andrew Susanto in straight sets 21-17, 21-16 to get his campaign off to a good start. Zulfadli will take on Andre Marteen of Indonesia on Tuesday.
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Zulfadli, Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong in Syed Modi quarters
Lucknow: Malaysian shuttlers Zulfadli Zulkiffli got the better of his compatriot Goh Giap Chin 13-21, 21-16, 21-16 to advance to the quarter-finals of Syed Modi GP on Thursday.
Zulkiffli will play No. 11 seed Boonsak Ponsana on Friday.
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Iskandar, Zulfadli, Wei Feng in Syed Modi GP 3rd round
Lucknow: Malaysian shuttlers Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin, Zulfadli Zulkiffli, Chong Wei Feng, and Goh Giap Chin made it through on day one of the main draw of Syed Modi International Badminton tournament on Wednesday.
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Ampang Jaya BC need only 2 wins to topple Cheras BC
Genting: Prior to the tie on Tuesday, no one would have believed that the No. 7 team in Malaysia Purple League, Ampang Jaya BC could defeat the No. 4 team Cheras BC in dramatic fashion by winning only 2 out of 5 matches of the tie. This was due to the unique scoring format used by Malaysia Purple League made the matches more exciting and competitive throughout the tie where the winner of each tie was determined by the total number sets/games won, not the number of matches won.
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Sizzling Lim Khim Wah-Goh V Shem stays hot (pic)
PASIR GUDANG: Shuttlers Lim Khim Wah and Goh V Shem are the only survivors for Malaysia in the Malaysian Open Grand Prix Gold tournament after Chong Wei Feng's walkover to Sourabh from India, and Lim Yin Loo-Lee Meng Yean's loss of 17-21, 17-21 to China’s juniors Ou Dongni-Xiong Mengjing in the semi-finals.
Lim Khim Wah-Goh V Shem's opponents in the final will be another top form pair from Singapore – Danny Bawa Chrisnanta-Chayut Triyachart.
The duo will have to play better and harder in the final in order to pull off the champion feat.
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