Taipei: Independent men’s doubles pair from Malaysia, Hoon Thien How/Lim Khim Wah remained on course in the bid to lift their first international title after they advanced to the Chinese Taipei Grand Prix finals on Saturday. Both Hoon/Tan quit the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) in February this year, and are currently playing for a private badminton club called Sports Affairs Academy.
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Hoon/Lim, Simon Santoso and Sony Dwi Kuncoro in Chinese Taipei GP semis
Taipei: Malaysian independent men’s doubles pair Hoon Thien How/Lim Khim Wah lived up to their billing on Friday, beating Wannawat Ampunsuwan/Tinn Isriyanate of Thailand in straight sets 21-18, 21-14 to advance to the semi-finals of the Chinese Taipei Grand Prix in 37 minutes.
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Zulfadli Zulkiffli survives thriller to reach 2nd round in Taipei
Taipei: Zulfadli Zulkiffli was given a fright before reaching the second round of the Chinese Taipei Grand Prix on Wednesday. The No. 2 seed beat Reksy Aureza Megananda 21-19, 21-23, 21-14 but needed 76 minutes to set up a second round clash against the qualifier Hsieh Feng Tse of Taiwan.
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Chong Wei Feng seeks Olympic dream
Kuala Lumpur: World No. 33 men’s singles player from Malaysia Chong Wei Feng has found it increasingly difficult for him to qualify for the Rio Olympics when he has been playing below-par this season with the exception of the SEA Games men’s singles title that he won in June.
Nevertheless, the 28-year-old Malaysian who was sidelined by Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) in preference of Lee Chong Wei for the 2015 Jakarta World Championships, refused to give up on his dream of competing in the Rio Olympics.
Simon Santoso, Wang Yihan, Wang Shixian exit Singapore Open
Singapore: Indonesian shuttler Simon Santoso’s dreams of defending his Singapore Open Super Series title was shattered when he slumped to a 10-21, 13-21 defeat against Japan’s Kento Momota in the men’s singles semifinal at the Singapore Open on Saturday.
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Singapore Open: Simon Santoso in semis, Lee Yong-dae/Yoo Yeon Seong exit
Singapore: The men’s singles defending champion Simon Santoso of Indonesia defeated Thailand’s Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk 21-10, 21-19 on Friday to advance to the semi-finals of the OUE Singapore Open. Santoso will face Japan’s Kento Momota in the semi-finals.
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Chen Long, Jan Jorgensen exit Singapore Open
Singapore: Wow, Wow, Wow, all seeded players in the men’s singles category were knocked out from the Singapore Open on Thursday in a day that full of upsets.
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Singapore Open: Chong Wei Feng, Arif suffer 1st round exit
Singapore: Indonesian shuttler Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka produced a sizzling display to hand Chong Wei Feng of Malaysia his opening-round defeat in the first round of Singapore Open on Wednesday. Rumbaka won the match 21-12, 21-13 in 35 minutes. Simon Santoso who won the Singapore Open last year, saw off the challenge from Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif of Malaysia 21-14, 21-14 to advance to the second round.
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Singapore Open: Chong Wei Feng, Simon Santoso in main draw
Singapore: After several last-minute withdrawals from players such as Indonesia’s world No. 8 Tommy Sugiarto, Japan’s world No. 13 Sho Sasaki, Thailand’s world No. 13 mixed doubles pair Sudket Prapakamol and Saralee Thoungthongkam, India’s world No. 1 women’s singles Saina Nehwal and world No. 9 P.V. Sindhu, the action-packed qualifying rounds of the 2015 OUE Singapore Open has kicked off on Tuesday and it offered the best chance for some players to shows off her badminton skills.
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Singapore Open: Saina Nehwal pulls out, Simon Santoso to defend title
Singapore: Olympic bronze-medalist Saina Nehwal has withdrawn from USD 300,000 Singapore Open Super Series badminton tournament to recharge her batteries after competing at the highest level for the last few weeks.
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