Tokyo: The 2017 women’s singles World Champion Nozomi Okuhara’s run of strong form continued when the unseeded Japanese player battled past Zhang Beiwen of USA with a 21-16, 23-21 win on Friday. Continue reading Nozomi Okuhara faces Carolina Marin in Japan Open semis
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Nozomi Okuhara breezes past P.V. Sindhu enter Japan Open last 8
Tokyo: Unseeded Nozomi Okuhara showcased her brilliance once more as the never gets tired Japanese player swept past her rival in the World Championships and Korea Open finals, the No. 4 seed P.V Sindhu of India 21-18, 21-8 in 48 minutes in the Japan Open women’s singles second round on Thursday. Continue reading Nozomi Okuhara breezes past P.V. Sindhu enter Japan Open last 8
Tan Kian Meng/Lai Pei Jing and Goh Soon Huat/Shevon Jemie Lai crash out of US Open
Anaheim: Malaysia’s campaign came to an end with two quarter-final losses in mixed doubles at the $120,000 US Open in Anaheim on Friday. Continue reading Tan Kian Meng/Lai Pei Jing and Goh Soon Huat/Shevon Jemie Lai crash out of US Open
Kento Momota enters Canada Open quarters, HS Prannoy & Zhang Beiwen exit
Calgary: Former World No. 2 Kento Momota was pushed hard by No. 12 seed Mark Caljouw of Netherlands in the Canada Open men’s singles third round before sealing a tougher than expected 21-17, 21-18 win on Thursday (local time in Canada). Continue reading Kento Momota enters Canada Open quarters, HS Prannoy & Zhang Beiwen exit
2017 Indonesia Open – SF – Sung Ji Hyun vs Zhang Beiwen
2017 Indonesia Open – SF – Sung Ji Hyun vs Zhang Beiwen
HS Prannoy stuns Lee Chong Wei at Indonesia Open
Jakarta: India’s HS Prannoy upset the No. 1 seed Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia 21-10, 21-18 in the second round of Indonesian Open on Thursday. The Malaysian joined a growing list of high profile upset victims that included Lin Dan, Carolina Marin, Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo and Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi to exit the Indonesia Open. Continue reading HS Prannoy stuns Lee Chong Wei at Indonesia Open
Akane Yamaguchi & Tai Tzu Ying bow out of French Open
Paris: Both women’s singles finalists of last week’s Denmark Open, Akane Yamaguchi of Japan and Tai Tzu Ying of Taiwan were knocked out of the French Open on Friday.
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Carsten Mogensen/Mathias Boe reach US Open semis
El Monte: Men’s doubles top seeds Carsten Mogensen/Mathias Boe of Denmark made it to the last four of the US Open Grand Prix Gold tournament what was held at Los Angeles Badminton Club in El Monte, California on Friday.
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Kento Momota, Kenichi Tago officially removed from BWF rankings
Kuala Lumpur: Although Japanese young badminton star Kento Momota who has been denied a spot on Japan’s team for this summer’s Rio de Janeiro Olympics after receiving an indefinite suspension from the Nippon Badminton Association on April 10, 2016 for his visit to an illegal casino, but he hadn’t officially been removed from the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Ranking, until this Thursday.
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