Zheng Si Wei/Huang Ya Qiong, Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino crash out of All England

Birmingham: Much of the buzz in Birmingham on day two of the 2020 All England was on the defeat of World No. 1 mixed doubles pair Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong, arguably the greatest mixed doubles pair in the world currently. Continue reading Zheng Si Wei/Huang Ya Qiong, Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino crash out of All England

Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan, Jonatan Christie win New Zealand Open

Auckland: The reigning All England men’s doubles champions Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia exacted revenge on behalf of their teammates, World No. 1 Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo, when Ahsan/Setiawan rallied back from a set down to beat the Japanese pair Hiroyuki Endo/Yuta Watanabe 20-22, 21-15, 21-17 in the New Zealand Open final on Sunday. Continue reading Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan, Jonatan Christie win New Zealand Open

Kento Momota, Hiroyuki Endo/Yuta Watanabe win Badminton Asia Championships

Wuhan: For the first time in the history of the Badminton Asia Championships (BAC), Japan showed total and complete domination of the new badminton era as they became the overall winners with three titles including men’s singles, women’s singles, and men’s doubles. Continue reading Kento Momota, Hiroyuki Endo/Yuta Watanabe win Badminton Asia Championships

2019 All England semi-finals: Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino vs Goh Soon Huat/Shevon Jemie Lai

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2019 All England semi-finals: Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino vs Goh Soon Huat/Shevon Jemie Lai. (video: BWF)

French Open: Tai Tzu Ying battles past Saina Nehwal to stay on title course

Paris: Different tournament, same outcome. In the second meeting of World No. 1 Tai Tzu Ying of Taiwan and World No. 9 Saina Nehwal of India in less than a week, the Taiwanese player overcame Nehwal in straight sets 22-20, 21-11 to advance to the French Open semi-final on Friday. Continue reading French Open: Tai Tzu Ying battles past Saina Nehwal to stay on title course

Chou Tien-Chen beats Tommy Sugiarto for Korea Open title

Seoul: The World No. 4 men’s singles player Chou Tien Chen of Taiwan has picked up his third international title of the year on Sunday, defeating Indonesia’s World No. 14 Tommy Sugiarto 21-13, 21-16 in 39 minutes for the Korea Open trophy. Continue reading Chou Tien-Chen beats Tommy Sugiarto for Korea Open title

Tai Tzu Ying, Kamilla Rytter Juhl/Christinna Pedersen win All England

Birmingham: Women’s singles top seed and defending champion Tai Tzu Ying of Taiwan came from 19-20 in the first set to edge past the No. 2 seed Akane Yamaguchi 22-20 in a compelling first set match in the All England final on Sunday. Continue reading Tai Tzu Ying, Kamilla Rytter Juhl/Christinna Pedersen win All England