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, …
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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,” …
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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 …
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Saturday, 4 March 2017 KUALA LUMPUR: There is a good chance that Malaysian Masters champions Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing can become the national No. 1 mixed doubles pair if they continue their fine run at the ongoing German Open. The world No. 9 are just one rung lower …
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Tuesday, 28 February 2017 : The comeback story of Misbun Ramdan Misbun in reaching the men’s singles final was one of the highlights at the recently-concluded National Championships. And the 26-year-old shuttler from the Nusa Mahsuri professional club has promised there is more to come from him in the future. In …
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Monday, 27 February 2017 : The 21-year-old Chi Wing crushed Misbun Ramdan Misbun 21-19, 21-8 in a 31-minute one-sided men’s singles final at the National Championships in Ulu Kinta, Perak, yesterday. Many had turned up at the Sri Perdana Hall hoping for an explosive match but there were no fireworks …
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23 February 2017 : Coach Hendrawan aims to accomplish two missions with the Special Project badminton squad. The Indonesian’s first target is to help Lee Chong Wei nail the elusive men’s singles title at the World Championships in Scotland in August. And the other is to raise the standard of …
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Tuesday, 21 Feb 2017 : Datuk Misbun Sidek was all smiles after seeing his son Ramdan(pic) back in action after a two-year lapse. Ramdan or his full name Misbun Ramdan Bin Mohamed Misbun won his first men’s singles match when he defeated Goh Ting Yu of Sabah 21-15, 21-11 in …
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Monday, 20 Feb 2017 : Morten Frost is looking at a scientific approach to prevent injuries in the national team. The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) technical director has asked the National Sports Institute (NSI) to come out with tailor-made insoles for the shuttlers. And the Dane may make …
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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 …
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