Singapore: The men’s and women’s singles defending champions Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia and Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon together with men’s singles heavyweight Viktor Axelsen of Denmark all crashed out of the OUE Singapore Open on Wednesday.
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Sibu: The unseeded former Malaysian national shuttler Chong Wei Feng pulled off a stunning victory against the 2007 World Championships silver medalists and No. 11 seed Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia 12-21, 21-6, 21-9 in the men’s singles first round of the Victor Far East Malaysia Masters at the Sibu Indoor Stadium on Tuesday.
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Bangkok: Malaysia’s mixed doubles pair, Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing have clinched their second international title of 2016 after defeating Tang Chun Man-Tse Ying Suet of Hong Kong in straight sets, 21-16, 22-20 in the Thailand Open final on Sunday.
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Bangkok: Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia defeated Lee Cheuk Yiu of Hong Kong 19-21, 21-16, 21-17 on Saturday, taking revenge on the Hong Kong player for his crushing defeat in the 2016 Indonesian Masters that was held exactly a month ago in East Kalimantan.
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Singapore: World No. 56 Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia who won the Singapore Open title in 2010, continued his fairytale run at the Singapore Open as the unseeded Indonesian knocked out World No. 10 South Korean Son Wan-Ho by winning the men’s singles title on Sunday and it was his first Super Series title in six years.
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Singapore: Two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan was dumped out by the veteran from Indonesia Sony Dwi Kuncoro on a day when men’s doubles and mixed doubles No. 1 seeds were also sent packing at the Singapore Open semi-finals.
The Chinese badminton superstar Lin Dan looked sluggish in the opening game as Kuncoro crossed the finish line with a 21-10 easy win.
Lin Dan fought back while trailing 9-10 to win the second set 21-17 and forced a decider.
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Singapore: World No. 1 men’s singles shuttler Chen Long of China was sent packing by Hong Kong’s Angus Ng Ka Long on Friday.
Chen’s hope of capturing his first ever Singapore Open title fizzled out as he sank to a 14-21, 18-21 defeat against the World No. 14 Angus Ng. In their previous encounter, Ng lost to Chen at the 2013 Badminton Asia Championships.
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Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Hunters woes continued on Sunday, as the team lost its third-straight tie of the season, falling 3-4 to Chennai Smashers spearheaded by P.V Sindhu in the Premier Badminton League (PBL) at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad.
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Taipei: Although Sony Dwi Kuncoro is not young and strong as before, the 2004 Athens Olympic bronze medalist proved age no barrier as he rolled back the years to beat Wang Tzu Wei of Taiwan, 21-13, 21-15 to lift the Chinese Taipei GP men’s singles title on Sunday.
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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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