Kuala Lumpur: In the statement released by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Feb 28, 2022, it expressed disappointment over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and said that: Continue reading BWF Officially Ban Russian and Belarusian Shuttlers from BWF-Sanctioned Tournaments
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Chan Peng Soon/Cheah Yee See, Soniia Cheah reach Russian Open final
Vladivostok: Malaysia’s unseeded Chan Peng Soon/Cheah Yee See have entered the Russian Open Grand Prix final as the mixed doubles pair beat home favorite – the All England champion Vladimir Ivanov and his partner Ekaterina Bolotova 14-15, 11-9, 11-9, 11-9 in the mixed doubles semi-final on Saturday. Continue reading Chan Peng Soon/Cheah Yee See, Soniia Cheah reach Russian Open final
Rio: Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong in quarters, Ahsan/Setiawan eliminated
Rio de Janeiro: Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong highlighted their potential to become a medal contributor to Malaysia in the 2016 Olympics when they stunned World No. 4 Fu Haifeng/Zhang Nan of China to top Group B.
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IOC Panel clears 4 Russian badminton players for 2016 Rio Olympics
Moscow: The Independent Panel of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has allowed Russian badminton players to compete in the upcoming 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Brazil, the Russian National Badminton Federation said in a press release on Thursday.
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Russian badminton players cleared to play in Rio after doping scandal
Moscow: A Canadian lawyer commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), issued a report two weeks ago accusing Russia’s sports ministry of overseeing a vast doping program of its Olympic athletes.
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Carolina Marin wants Euro gold to boost confidence ahead of Olympics
Madrid: The 25th European championships that will be held from Tuesday, April 26, 2016 to Sunday, May 1, 2016 in La Roche-sur-Yon, western France, will be the last tournament for the European shuttlers to clinch world ranking points before the deadline for the 2016 Rio Olympics Games qualification ends on April 30th.
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Nozomi Okuhara, Vladimir Ivanov/Ivan Sozonov win All England
Birmingham: Nothing could be better than winning an All England title to top her birthday celebration when Nozomi Okuhara fought back from a set down against two-time champion Wang Shixian of China 21-11, 16-21, 21-19 to win the thrilling women’s singles final on Sunday.
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Lin Dan reaches All England finals, four No. 1 seeds ousted in semis
Birmingham: On a day of upsets in the All England semi-finals on Saturday, two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan showed why he has been regarded as the greatest badminton player of all time when he put up a flawless show in last two sets to fend off the fight back from his junior Xue Song to reach the final.
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Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong in Syed Modi semis
Lucknow: Riding the momentum from an impressive second round win against No. 4 seeds Ko Sung Hyun/Shin Baek Cheol Thursday, Malaysia’s top men’s doubles pair Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong picked up another convincing win over the No. 6 seeds Vladimir Ivanov/Ivan Sozonov of Russia Friday afternoon , prevailing with 21-16, 21-15 in 33 minutes.
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Tommy Sugiarto, Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong, Rajiv Ouseph lift Delhi Acers to PBL title
New Delhi: Delhi Acers who was the only team in the entire Premier Badminton League (PBL) which did not lose its Trump Match, were pushed to the limit by Mumbai Rockets before clinching the PBL title by beating Mumbai Rockets 4-3 in a pulsating final encounter that lasted almost four hours on Sunday.