Kuala Lumpur: Thailand shuttler Ratchanok Intanon who became the youngest women’s singles World Champion ever after she won the Championships in 2013 at the age of 18, has had a strong season so far. She clinched the Thailand Masters 2016 title in February, won last week’s India Open and she was in fantastic form to outlast Tai Tzu Ying of Taiwan in straight-sets to lift the Malaysia Open crown on Sunday.
Continue reading Ratchanok Intanon, Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir win Malaysia Open
Kuala Lumpur: There will be five great final matchups at the Malaysia Open on Sunday, but perhaps none has badminton fans excited more than Lee Chong Wei versus Chen Long in the men’s singles event.
Lee Chong Wei who is eyeing his 11th Malaysia Open title, had a relatively easy passage to the final as he blew World No.5 Jan O Jorgensen of Denmark away in straight sets, 21-17, 21-14 to reach the final.
Continue reading Lee Chong Wei sets up mouthwatering clash with Chen Long in Malaysia Open final
Kuala Lumpur: The 2012 Olympic champion and second seed Li Xuerui was expected to saunter into the Malaysia Open quarter-finals on Thursday when she faced unseeded Tai Tzu Ying of Taiwan, a player she had beaten in their previous 10 encounters.
Continue reading Tai Tzu Ying stuns Li Xuerui in Malaysia 2nd round
Birmingham: The most decorated player in the history of badminton, Lin Dan from China extended his dominance in the quarter-finals of All England on Friday when he foiled a stirring fightback from third-seeded Denmark shuttler Jan O Jorgensen, beating the Dane 10-21, 21-9, 21-15 in 67 minutes.
Continue reading Lin Dan, Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong advance to All England Semis
Fuzhou Jing’an: The 2015-2016 season of China Badminton Super League officially kicked off on Tuesday with a fun mixed doubles match where Lee Chong Wei partnered Li Xuerui to defeat the combination of Chen Long and Tai Tzu-ying 21-16, 21-17 in a spirited exhibition.
Continue reading Lee Chong Wei beats Chen Long in exhibition at China Badminton Super League
Taipei: First and foremost this article is not nearly as scary as it sounds, but for a good cause. Tai Tzu Ying who could be considered as the most successful women’s singles player in Taiwan’s badminton history, has been appointed spokesperson for the “2015 Yung-ching Race” 4K run.
Kuala Lumpur: It’s getting hard to keep track of all the mixed doubles titles Zhao Yunlei and Zhang Nan have piled up. In addition to their consistently top results in mixed doubles, the pair reached another milestone as they’ve earned 102,935 ranking points in the latest BWF rankings released on Thursday, 20,223 points more than Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir of Indonesia who were ranked world No. 2. Xu Chen/Ma Jin, Liu Cheng/Bao Yixin, and Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen occupied the No.3, No. 4 and No. 5 place in mixed doubles respectively.
Continue reading Historic ranking milestone for Zhao Yunlei/Zhang Nan
Tokyo: Viktor Axelsen advanced to the final of Japan Open Superseries on Saturday after he defeated No. 6 seed Chou Tien Chen of Taiwan 21-19, 21-13 in 42 minutes.
The Japan Open final is also Axelsen’s fourth career Superseries final.
Continue reading Viktor Axelsen ready to clash against Lin Dan in Japan Open final
Dongguan: The Indonesian badminton team secured a semifinals slot in the 2015 Sudirman Cup after beating Taiwan 3-1 in the quarterfinals in Dongguan, China, on Friday.
With the win, Indonesia will face host China, which defeated Germany 3-0 in Saturday’s semifinals.
Continue reading Indonesia to face China in Sudirman Cup semifinals
Singapore: Kento Momota became the first Japanese man to win a Superseries badminton singles title when he beat Hong Kong’s Hu Yun in a thrilling Singapore Open final on Sunday.
