Singapore: Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen’s straight-set demolition of World No. 2 Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen at Singapore on Sunday gave a succinct answer to those who question why the Denmark pair continued to play deep into their thirties when most badminton players their age already retired from the sport.
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Singapore: Singapore Open’s mixed doubles No. 8 seeds Tan Kian Meng/Lai Pei Jing were out of the tournament after suffering a semi-final loss to Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Sapsiree Taerattanachai from Thailand with 21-18, 11-21, 14-21 in 64 minutes on Saturday.
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Birmingham: Lee Chong Wei made a winning return to competitive badminton on Wednesday after suffering a Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) on his left knee last month, thrilling his supporters at Barclaycard Arena as he beat France player Brice Leverdez 21-15, 21-12 to advance to the second round.
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Lubin: Defending champions Denmark will try to win their 16th European Mixed Team Badminton Championships title against Russia on Sunday.
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Lubin: Denmark got off to a flying start with a 4-1 demolition of Bulgaria at the European Mixed Team Badminton Championships first Group 1 tie in Lubin, Poland on Wednesday.
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Lucknow: Olympic silver medalist P.V. Sindhu was among the Indian shuttlers that clinched 3 titles at the Syed Modi International Badminton Championships on Sunday.
The No. 1 seed in women’s singles P.V. Sindhu started in the opening set with a 17-7 lead before finishing the set 21-13 over Gregoria Mariska of Indonesia who stunned No. 6 seed Hanna Ramadini in the semis.
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Lucknow: Olympic women’s singles silver medalist P.V. Sindhu of India secured a final berth at the 2017 Syed Modi International Championships by beating No. 4 seed Fitriani Fitriani of Indonesia 21-11, 21-19 in a 38-minute encounter on Saturday.
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Lucknow: The No. 1 men’s doubles pair in the tournament Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen was handed a particularly interesting quarter final at the Syed Modi International Grand Prix badminton championships in Lucknow on Friday. The Danish pair eventually notched up a victory against the No. 5 seeds Hendra Setiawan/Tan Boon Heong of Indonesia and Malaysia.
Hong Kong: 22-year-old youngster and World No. 14 men’s singles player made history on Sunday by becoming the first male player from Hong Kong to win the Hong Kong Open men’s singles title since its inauguration in 1982.
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Hong Kong: The unseeded and unheralded Sameer Verma of India who participated at Hong Kong Open as a qualifier, capped his run of upsets by defeating Denmark’s World No. 3 Jan Jorgensen who had clinched the China Super Series Premier last week in the semi-finals of Hong Kong Open on Saturday.
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