Birmingham: Rio Olympic champion Chen Long is out of the 2017 All England after suffering a second-round loss to Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk of Thailand on Thursday. Chen who lost to Wang Tzu Wei of Taiwan at last week’s German Open semi-finals, was knocked out by Saensomboonsuk 16-21, 19-21 in 50 minutes.
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Bangkok: World junior bronze medalists Lee Zii Jia produced a huge upset on Friday to defeat men’s singles No. 1 seed Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk 21-18, 21-12 in 38 minutes.
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Bangkok: World junior bronze medalist Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia pulled off an upset against ninth seed Ihsan Maulana Mustofa of Indonesia in the 3rd round of Thailand Masters, outlasting the Indonesian 21-19, 21-14 in 44 minutes.
Continue reading Lee Zii Jia, Soniia Cheah progress to Thailand Masters quarters
New Delhi: In an electrifying 2017 Premier Badminton League (PBL) final, Chennai Smashers captured their first PBL title and showed some of the fiery badminton that helped them staved off a comeback from Mumbai Rockets before earning a 4-3 victory at the Siri Fort Complex on Saturday.
Continue reading P.V. Sindhu & Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk lead Chennai Smashers to PBL title
Odense: Malaysia’s No. 4 seeds Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong were pushed to the edge by Bodin Isara/Nipitphon Phuangphuapet of Thailand in the men’s doubles final of Denmark Open before the Malaysians stormed back to win their first ever Superseries title on Sunday.
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Odense: Malaysia’s No. 4 seeds men’s doubles pair Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong became the only Malaysian shuttlers to reach Denmark Open final following quarter-final loss of men’s singles No. 1 seed Lee Chong Wei on Friday.
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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.
Continue reading Sony Kuncoro reaches Thailand Open final, Goh Jin Wei makes exit
Hyderabad: Although Lee Chong Wei gave a spectacular performance in the second men’s singles match for Hyderabad Hunters in the Premier Badminton League (PBL) on Saturday, but it wasn’t enough to carry his team to victory as the Hunters fell to Awadhe Warriors 3-4.
Continue reading Premier Badminton League: Hyderabad Hunters lose despite Lee Chong Wei’s victory
Lucknow: Thai player Tanongsak S of Awadhe Warriors had to bring his A-game after his team fell behind early, before Saina Nehwal led the Warriors to come back from behind to win the tie 4-1 against Bengaluru Top Guns in their Premier Badminton League (PBL) clash on Wednesday.
