Taiwan: Despite an earlier promise not to fine Taiwanese players who failed to use the attire and equipment provided by Chinese Taipei Badminton Association’s official sponsor – Yonex, a newly surfaced audio recording revealed that some of the Chinese Taipei Badminton Association officials still planned to impose punishment on some shuttlers.
Continue reading Wang Tzu-Wei’s parents work at night market to help pay off his fine
Kuala Lumpur: World No. 1 women’s singles player Carolina Marin and the Olympic defending champion Li Xuerui have fallen into the same half of the 2016 Rio Olympic draw.
Continue reading Carolina Marin & Li Xuerui fall in same half of the 2016 Olympic draw
Taipei: World No. 9 Taiwanese badminton player Tai Tzu-Ying received a huge boost ahead of the Rio Olympics as she defeated World No. 8 Wang Shixian of China in the Chinese Taipei women’s singles final that was held in Taipei Arena on Sunday.
Continue reading Tai Tzu Ying beats Wang Shixian to win Chinese Taipei Open
Taipei: Malaysia’s young mixed doubles pair of Tan Kian Meng and Lai Pei Jing was in awesome form as they foiled a stirring fight back from Indonesia’s scratch pair Riky Widianto/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja by defeating the Indonesia pair 21-17, 22-20 on Saturday to reach the Chinese Taipei Open final.
Continue reading Tan Kian Meng/Lai Pei Jing reach Chinese Taipei Open Final
Taipei: There will be 3 Malaysian players in the semi-finals of the Chinese Taipei Open after a day of mixed results in Taipei.
The young mixed doubles pair of Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing pulled off an upset Friday afternoon as they defeated the second ranked Reginald Lee Chun Hei/Chau Hoi Wah of Hong Kong in 58 minutes.
Continue reading Tan Kian Meng/Lai Pei Jing & Iskandar Z. Zainuddin in Chinese Taipei Open Semis
Hyderabad: Even though Saina Nehwal only won the Australian Open so far this year, she became the third highest paid female badminton player in the first half of 2016.
Continue reading Saina Nehwal is the top 3 earning female badminton player in 2016 … so far
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
Jakarta: World No. 1 women’s shuttler Carolina Marin defeated India’s badminton ace Saina Nehwal in straight sets 24-22, 21-11 in the last eight of Indonesia Open in Jakarta on Friday.
Continue reading Carolina Marin beats Saina Nehwal to reach Indonesian Open semis
Jakarta: With the backing of home crowd, Indonesia’s unseeded Jonatan Christie pulled off a huge upset against China’s two time Olympic champion Lin Dan in the second round of the BCA Indonesia Open badminton championship at Bung Karno Indoor Stadium in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Thursday.
Christie was ecstatic after clinching his second round match against his own idol 21-12, 21-12 in 36 minutes.
Continue reading Jonatan Christie beats Lin Dan at Indonesia Open
