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.
Continue reading Lu Kai/Huang Yaqiong beat Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying in Australian Open semis
New Delhi: The 2012 Olympic champion Li Xuerui gained another psychological edge against India’s top women’s shuttler Saina Nehwal on Saturday as she recorded a 22-20, 17-21, 21-19 hard fought victory in the India Open semi-finals.
Continue reading Li Xuerui beats defending champion Saina Nehwal in India Open Semis
Malang: Tommy Sugiarto survived a close call in in the Indonesian Masters men’s final, needing three sets on Sunday to hold off Indian No. 1 seed Kidambi Srikanth 17-21, 21-13, 24-22 in 59 minutes.
Continue reading Tommy Sugiarto beats Kidambi Srikanth in hard-fought Indonesian Masters final
Malang: No. 2 seed Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia sailed into Indonesian Masters final with a comprehensive 21-18, 21-18 beat down of compatriot Wisnu Yuli Prasetyo in 35 minutes on Saturday. Not only had Sugiarto improved his head-to-head record against Prasetyo to 3-0 after Saturday’s victory, the victory could potentially push Sugiarto who is currently ranked World No. 12 to world’s top 10 before the year end.
Continue reading Tommy Sugiarto sets up Indonesian Masters final against Kidambi Srikanth
Seoul: No. 1 seed Chen Long remained perfect in Korea Open finals, winning the men’s singles title on Sunday without dropping a set in his formidable Korea Open run.
Continue reading Chen Long, Sung Ji Hyun win Korea Open titles
Jakarta: After evaluating the performance of women’s double teams at the recent BWF World Championships in Jakarta, the Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) has set a higher bar for the teams.
PBSI said that based on player assessment, several shuttlers in the women’s squad needed to adopt new routines in their training program, which is aimed at boosting their power by having them play in mixed double teams and spar against male shuttlers.
Continue reading Rexy Mainaky: PBSI need to strengthen and improve women’s doubles
Jakarta: While Indonesia is experiencing a major bottleneck in nurturing young and talented badminton players, as the host nation of this year’s Badminton World Championships, the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) is, yet again, to rely heavily on Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan and Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir to triumph in men’s doubles and mixed doubles in the world meet.
Continue reading Indonesia eyeing two titles at 2015 World Championships
Dongguan: The Indonesian badminton team secured a semifinals slot in the 2015 Sudirman Cup after beating Taiwan 3-1 in the quarterfinals in Dongguan, China, on Friday.
With the win, Indonesia will face host China, which defeated Germany 3-0 in Saturday’s semifinals.
Continue reading Indonesia to face China in Sudirman Cup semifinals
