Saarland: The women’s singles No. 3 seed Kirsty Gilmour of Scotland finally snapped a two BWF Tour Super 100 finals losing streak on Sunday with a victory over No. 6 seed Yvonne Li of Germany 21-10, 21-17 in 34 minutes. Continue reading Kirsty Gilmour Wins 2020 SaarLorLux Open; 1st Title Since 2018 Scottish Open
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Kirsty Gilmour Upsets Carolina Marin For SaarLorLux Open Final Spot
Saarland: Scotland’s No. 3 seed, Kirsty Gilmour defeated Carolina Marin, the top seed from Spain, in straight sets in the semi-final of SaarLorLux Open to deliver the biggest surprise so far in the women’s draw. Continue reading Kirsty Gilmour Upsets Carolina Marin For SaarLorLux Open Final Spot
Premier Badminton League: Daren Liew seals crucial win for Ahmedabad Smash Masters
Mumbai: Daren Liew notched up a thrilling two-game win in the second men’s singles match as Ahmedabad Smash Masters eked out a 4-1 win over Delhi Dashers in the Premier Badminton League (PBL) on Wednesday. Continue reading Premier Badminton League: Daren Liew seals crucial win for Ahmedabad Smash Masters
Michelle Li playing down Commonwealth Games title hopes
Gold Coast: An overwhelming favorite to defend her women’s singles title, Michelle Li of Canada has moved to temper the 2018 Commonwealth Games expectations by remaining humble and deflecting praises to her opponents from Scotland, India and Malaysia. Continue reading Michelle Li playing down Commonwealth Games title hopes
Kirsty Gilmour, Chris & Gabby Adcock lead Britain’s Olympic badminton team
London: The Olympic badminton team that Great Britain is sending to Rio will have 8 shuttlers that include 22-year-old Kirsty Gilmour from Scotland, and the husband and wife mixed doubles pair Chris and Gabby Adcock.
Gilmour who won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow two years ago is currently ranked No. 15 in the world.
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Why Carolina Marin is allowed to train with Indonesia national team
Jakarta: Indonesian media has called into question the merits of allowing World No. 1 women’s singles shuttler Carolina Marin from Spain and Kirsty Gilmour of Scotland to train with Indonesia’s national badminton team.
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Jan O. Jorgensen, Carolina Marin on course for European Champs title
La Roche sur Yon: Denmark’s defending men’s champion Jan O. Jorgensen continued his fine run at the European Championships in La Roche sur Yon, France when he eliminated Rajiv Ouseph of England 21-11, 21-15 in the semi-finals on Saturday.
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Lee Chong Wei wins 5th Malaysia Masters title in front of hometown fans
Georgetown: Malaysian badminton superstar Lee Chong Wei who has won the Malaysia Masters title four times – 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, hit a forceful smash to capture his fifth Malaysia Masters title on Sunday.
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Lee Chong Wei to play Iskandar Zulkarnain in Malaysia Masters final
Georgetown: Former world number one and top seed Lee Chong Wei eased past Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia in straight sets 21-19, 21-15 en route to the Malaysia Masters finals on Saturday. The victory also saw Lee extended his career winning streak against Sugiarto to 14-0.
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Kirsty Gilmour loses to Line Kjaersfeldt in Scottish Open final
Glasgow: The home favorite and top seed Kirsty Gilmour was the overwhelming favorite to win Scottish Open Grand Prix women’s singles title, unfortunately her dream of claiming her second Grand Prix crown of the season (Gilmour defeated Karin Schnaase of Germany to win Dutch Open title six weeks ago) was shattered by Denmark’s Line Kjaersfeldt on Sunday.
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