Beijing: When Badminton World Federation (BWF) broke the news about the retirement of 7 Chinese players on Tuesday, the badminton community around the world was definitely saddened by the news especially these great players have brought so many wonderful memories to the sport of badminton.
Continue reading Tang Yuanting temporarily retired to avoid BWF fine
Beijing: Besides Zhao Yunlei, Tian Qing, Yu Yang, and Wang Yihan who had gone public with their retirement decisions after the Rio Olympics, in a move that has sent shock waves across badminton community, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) confirmed on Tuesday that Chinese Badminton Association has submitted the retirement applications for 26-year-old Wang Shixian, 22-year-old Tang Yuanting, and 26-year-old Wang Zhengming.
Continue reading Wang Shixian, Tang Yuanting, Wang Zhengming & 4 others retire from Chinese team
Rio de Janeiro: Japan’s Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi produced one of the finest three-set comebacks in Olympic memory to win the first badminton Olympic gold medal for Japan on Thursday.
Continue reading Rio 2016: Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi win Japan’s first-ever badminton gold
Rio de Janeiro: Denmark’s Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl reached the Olympic badminton women’s doubles final on Tuesday after they put an end to China’s 20-year stranglehold on the Olympic women’s doubles title by beating China’s second-ranked pair Yu Yang and Tang Yuanting 21-16, 14-21, 21-19.
Continue reading Rio 2016: Pedersen/Juhl beat Yu/Tang to end Chinese reign in women’s doubles
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
Jakarta: Chinese Taipei’s women’s singles shuttler Tai Tzu Ying stunned former World Champion Wang Yihan of China to lift her first ever Indonesia Open title on Sunday.
The unseeded Tai, who has been in sizzling form since defeated 2012 Olympic champion Li Xuerui in the second round, dashed past No. 4 seed Wang Yihan 21-17, 21-8 in 34 minutes for the title.
Continue reading Tai Tzu Ying shocks Wang Yihan to win Indonesia Open
Jakarta: Chinese women’s singles shuttler Wang Yihan pulled off the biggest upset on Saturday when she stunned World No. 1 Carolina Marin of Spain 16-21, 21-11, 21-17 in 78 minutes to advance to the final of 2016 BCA Indonesia Open Super Series Premier.
Both players gave their best performance of the tournament in the women’s singles semi-finals but Wang appeared struggling in the first set as she was trailing the whole set to go down 16-21.
Continue reading Wang Yihan: Not easy to beat Carolina Marin
Kunshan: China’s women’s team was on a mission to retain the Uber Cup at home after their men’s team suffered worst loss in China’s Thomas Cup history when they were beaten by Korea in the men’s quarter-finals.
Continue reading China beat Korea 3-1 to win 14th Uber Cup crown
Kuala Lumpur: Thailand shuttler Ratchanok Intanon who became the youngest women’s singles World Champion ever after she won the Championships in 2013 at the age of 18, has had a strong season so far. She clinched the Thailand Masters 2016 title in February, won last week’s India Open and she was in fantastic form to outlast Tai Tzu Ying of Taiwan in straight-sets to lift the Malaysia Open crown on Sunday.
Continue reading Ratchanok Intanon, Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir win Malaysia Open
Birmingham: Two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan who had won the prestigious All England tournament in 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, made history in the modern badminton era by capturing his sixth All England title at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham, England on Sunday.
