Seoul: The 36-year-old Lee Hyun Il of Korea still going strong these days, when he fought back and ultimately won the Korea Open men’s singles second round match against No. 3 seed Jan Jorgensen of Denmark.
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Tokyo: In a rematch of last month’s Olympic final, Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl of Denmark came through grueling 3-set thriller, toppling Rio Games gold medalists Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo 19-21, 21-18, 21-12 to win the Japan Open women’s doubles title on Sunday.
Tokyo: Rio 2016 gold medalists Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo of Japan will set up a rematch of last month’s women’s doubles Olympic gold medal match against Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl of Denmark at the Japan Open final on Sunday.
Kuala Lumpur: After losing to China’s top-seed He Bing Jiao in the semi-finals of the Asian Junior Championships in Bangkok last year, World Junior Champion Goh Jin Wei hoped to capitalize on her experience of playing in several huge tournaments such as the Asia Team Championships, Uber Cup Finals and her first Super Series event – the Australia Open, and to do well in this year’s Asian Junior Championships which starts in Bangkok next week.
Basel: Malaysia’s interest at the Swiss Open ended on Saturday with the exit of former World No. 1 men’s doubles pair Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong.
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Bangkok: China continued to show its badminton dominance even at the junior level, when they swept all five gold medals at the Asia Junior Championship on Sunday.
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Bangkok: 15-year-old Goh Jin Wei was the only bright spot in what turned out to be a dismal day for the Malaysian badminton team, as other Malaysian shuttlers crashed out of the 2015 Asia Junior Championship on Friday.
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Bangkok: 15 year-old Goh Jin Wei’s quest for becoming the first Malaysian girls’ singles finalist at the Asian Juniors ended in disappointment, when she lost a hard fought three-set battle against the 2015 China Masters champion, and the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games girls’ singles gold medalist He Bingjiao of China.
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Changzhou: In the absence of world No. 1 Chen Long and world No. 3 Lin Dan, the 2008 world junior champion Wang Zhengming survived a tougher than expected fight from his compatriot Huang Yuxiang on Sunday to finally win his first title in two years. The 25-year-old defeated Huang 22-20, 21-19 in 47 minutes to win back the China Masters men’s singles title that he won in 2013.
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