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BAM wants Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin to step up in Sudirman Cup
Kuala Lumpur: After a lengthy time out due to injury, national men’s singles player Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin must gear up to shoulder the challenge at the Sudirman Cup in Gold Coast, Australia, from May 21 to 28.
Iskandar, who was previously scheduled to make his first appearance at the Thailand Open Championship on May 30 has been told to prepare more seriously after being selected for the Sudirman Cup.
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China strong favorite to win Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships in Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City: Unlike some countries that have decided to send their second tier players to the tournament, China has decided to send its world-class men and women players to the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships that will be held from Feb. 14 to Feb. 19 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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Purple League: Kenichi Tago leads Petaling BC with blowout win over Serdang BC
Cyberjaya: After a strong season debut on Wednesday, Kenichi Tago who was seeking to resurrect his badminton career by playing in Purple League, showed the gap in class when he rolled past Xu Yiming 11-7, 11-9, 5-3 to give his team Petaling BC a 3-0 start over Serdang BC on Thursday.
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Daren Liew beats Wei Nan to enter Macau Open 3rd round
Macau: Malaysia’s professional shuttler Liew Daren pulled off a a major upset en route to book his berth in the third round of the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton Championship at the Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion in Macau, today.
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Chen Long to play Jan Jorgensen in the China Open final
Beijing: Men’s singles No. 2 seeds and reigning Olympic champion Chen Long from China battled back from a set down to beat fierce rival No. 3 seed Viktor Axelsen of Denmark 21-18, 9-21, 21-14 to book his place in the final of the China Open on Saturday.
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Iskandar Zainuddin beats Qiao Bin to reach China Open semis
Fuzhou: Revenge proved sweet for Malaysia’s World No. 33 men’s singles player Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin as he battled past reigning Korean Open champion Qiao Bin with a 21-19, 21-7 victory over the Chinese in Friday’s China Open quarter-finals.
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Iskandar Zainuddin, Chen Long advance to China Open quarters
Fuzhou: With two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan’s extramarital affair continued to dominate headlines for all the wrong reasons since Thursday morning, BadmintonPlanet would like to take the opportunity to give the ongoing China Open some much-deserved attention.
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Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong, Saina Nehwal crash out of China Open
Fuzhou: Men’s doubles heavyweights and No. 2 seeds Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong of Malaysia were sent crashing out of the China Open in a 21-19, 16-21, 22-24 defeat to unseeded China’s Zhang Nan/Liu Cheng on Wednesday.
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Zulfadli Zulkiffli advances, Lee Chong Wei exits French Open
Paris: World No. 33 men’s singles shuttler and former World junior champion Zulfadli Zulkiffli was the sole Malaysian survivor in the 2016 French Open Super Series Badminton Tournament at Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris.
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