Tuesday, 21 March 2017 : Shuttler Lee Chong Wei and nemesis Lin Dan are skipping the Indian Open to conserve their energy for a potential clash at the Malaysian Open in Kuching from April 4-10. Yesterday, world men’s singles No. 1 Chong Wei pulled out of the Indian Open, which …
Read More »Lee Chong Wei sets sight on Malaysia Open
Wednesday, 15 March 2017 : Four-time All-England champion Lee Chong Wei returned home yesterday declaring he’s ready to go for a record 12th Malaysian Open title. The 34-year-old world No. 1 outplayed China’s world No. 10 Shi Yuqi 21-12, 21-10 in the men’s singles final of the All-England badminton championships …
Read More »Lee Chong Wei Will Comeback Next Year To Defend His Title in All England
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 »Good chance for Kian Meng and Pei Jing to become No. 1 mixed doubles
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 …
Read More »Reaching national final was Ramdan’s ambitions
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 …
Read More »Chi Wing feels more satisfied with second national title
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 …
Read More »Double Mission in Special Project Badminton Malaysia Squad
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 …
Read More »Misbun’s Son is Back!
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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