Taipei: Although Malaysia’s former World Junior champion Goh Jin Wei was ranked World No. 44th compared to World No. 59th for Japan’s Saena Kawakami, but the 19-year-old Japanese was able to hold off 17-year-old Goh 21-17, 21-17 to win the Chinese Taipei Open women’s singles title on Sunday. Continue reading Goh Jin Wei falls short of Chinese Taipei Open crown
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Tian Houwei & Aya Ohori win China Masters
Changzhou: A resilient Tian Houwei showed he is one of the best men’s singles player in China as he overhauled countryman and third seed Qiao Bin 21-15, 15-21, 21-16 to claim the China Masters men’s singles title on Sunday.
Daren Liew loses Chinese Taipei Masters final due to shoulder injury
Taipei: Malaysia’s Daren Liew couldn’t close it out after leading in both first and second set at the Taiwan Masters Grand Prix Badminton Championship finals at the Hsing Chuang Gymnasium in Taipei on Sunday.
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Lee Hyun-il, Saena Kawakami win New Zealand Open
Auckland: Despite being 10 years older than his Chinese opponent, the 35 year old former world number one shuttler Lee Hyun-il of South Korea sent a reminder to the young gun Qiao Bin from China, that he is nowhere near close to riding quietly into the sunset when he romped to victory in the men’s singles final in just 43 minutes at the New Zealand Open on Sunday.
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