Beijing: While a lot of countries are often left desperately scrambling for badminton talents but often manifest in disappointments, the badminton powerhouse China which already produced a pool of world class badminton talents, however, has decided to split up the World No. 1 mixed doubles pair Zheng Siwei/Chen Qingchen and World No. 2 pair Lu Kai/Huang Yaqiong. Continue reading China splits up the dream World No. 1 and No. 2 mixed doubles pairs
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Chen Long defeats Lin Dan to win Badminton Asia Championships
Wuhan: Reigning Olympic gold medalist and No. 2 seed Chen Long beat the four-time Badminton Asia Championships winner Lin Dan in the men’s singles final to win his first Badminton Asia Championship title on Sunday.
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Viktor Axelsen beats Chou Tien Chen to claim India Open title
New Delhi: It was third time charm for Viktor Axelsen Denmark at the India Open, when the Dane comfortably defeated Taiwan’s Chou Tien Chen in straight games to win his maiden India Open Super Series title in his third attempt on Sunday.
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Lee Chong Wei wins 4th All England and 45th Superseries title
Birmingham: By 2017, there weren’t many ways for World No. 1 men’s singles player Lee Chong Wei to be considered an underdog. But playing through a medial collateral ligament (MCL) injury and winning the All England title — did add a new chapter to his legacy.
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Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying win semis, Ratchanok Intanon vs Tai Tzu-ying in All England finals
Birmingham: No. 6 seeds Malaysian pair Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying’s astonishing form continued in Birmingham as the Olympic mixed doubles silver medalists advanced to the 2017 All England final for the first time in their career on Saturday.
Saina Nehwal beats Sun Yu to win Australian Open
Sydney: India’s badminton star Saina Nehwal shrugged off dropping the first set against World No. 12 Sun Yu of China on Sunday before hitting back to win 11-21, 21-14, 21-19 to claim her second Australian Open title in Sydney.
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Lu Kai/Huang Yaqiong beat Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying in Australian Open semis
Sydney: No. 7 seeds mixed doubles pair Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying bowed out of the Australian Open on Saturday after they went down to No. 8 seeds Lu Kai/Huang Yaqiong of China.
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Lin Dan leads Qingdao Capital Airlines to win China Badminton Super League
Beijing: In the final of the 2015/2016 China Badminton Super League (CBSL) , it had everything what the audiences come to watch for – thrilling matches, stunning comebacks, and deserving champions.
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Kidambi Srikanth, Lu Kai/Cai Yun lift Swiss Open
Basel: With four out of five events went down to the wire, Sunday’s Swiss Open finals could go down as one of the most exciting finals in Swiss Open history.
World No. 4 Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth, who created a major upset in the 2014 China Open Super Series Premier by beating five-time World champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist Lin Dan, showed nerves of steel on Sunday to prevail over his Danish opponent Viktor Alexson who ranked sixth in the world, winning 21-15, 12-21, 21-14 in the thrilling summit clash of the USD 120,000 event as the contest lasted 47 minutes.
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