Monday, 13 March 2017 : The world No. 1 showed class in his 13th outing when he destroyed 21-year-old Shi Yuqi of China 21-12, 21-10 in a 45-minute men’s singles final at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham yesterday. It was his fourth All-England title after having won it in 2010, …
Read More »Chris and Gabby Adcock reach All England Badminton semi-finals
The married pair lost the first set 16-21 to Indonesia’s Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir but levelled in a gruelling 21-19 second set win. They then powered to a 21-12 success in the decider to reach the last-four. “The crowd played a massive part in helping us turn that around,” …
Read More »Malaysia mixed doubles Peng Soon and Liu Ying through to All-England quarter-finals
Friday, 10 March 2017 : Mixed doubles shuttlers Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying exacted sweet revenge to enter the All-England quarter-finals. On Friday, the Olympic silver medallists defeated reigning German Open champions Zhang Nan-Li Yinhui of China 9-21, 23-21, 21-17 in the second round at Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham. The …
Read More »Wee Kiong and V Shem feels confident in All England
Thursday, 16 Feb 2017 : The All-England badminton championships hold fond memories for men’s doubles pair Tan Wee Kiong (pic)-Goh V Shem. Last year, they surprised everyone by reaching the semi-finals of the world’s oldest badminton tournament. They were eventually knocked out by Japan’s Hiroyuki Endo-Kenichi Hayakawa. Still, that proved …
Read More »Chong Wei to miss All-England after fall on slippery mat and injured himself
Tuesday, 7 Feb 2017 : World No. 1 Lee Chong Wei is upset with the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) after he was ruled out of the All-England due to an injury. The 34-year-old Chong Wei tore his medial collateral ligament (MCL) on his left knee when he slipped and …
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