PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Lee Zii Jia booked his berth in the third round but Ng Tze Yong crashed out in the World Championships in Copenhagen. The independent player Zii Jia, who trains under coach Wong Tat Meng, secured a 21-11, 21-16 win over Brian Yang of Canada in 33 minutes in Copenhagen on Wednesday (Aug 23). Zii...
PETALING JAYA: The Harimau Muda squad confirmed their place in the semi-finals of the AFF Under-23 Championship after beating Timor Leste 3-1 at the Rayong Stadium in Thailand on Tuesday (Aug 22). It is the second win in a row for the national Under-23 team after beating Indonesia 2-1 in the opening match last Friday. The squad...
PETALING JAYA: Viktor Axelsen will be defending his world crown as the sentimental favourite and this could work wonders for another Dane Anders Antonsen (pic) who is looking to cash in on playing at home in the World Championships. Antonsen is a Copenhagen native and it’s only natural that he picked up badminton and had gone...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Lee Zii Jia admits he still has the desire to become the first Malaysian to win the men’s singles title after getting off to a solid start in the World Championships. But he doesn’t want to speak too soon. Yesterday, Zii Jia gave an assured performance to dispatch fifth seed Jonatan Christie of Indonesia...
PETALING JAYA: It’s time to introduce prize money for the World Championships – at least some think so. The premier badminton event has been organised since 1977 but the Badminton World Federation (BWF) have always evaded the discussion of offering prize money for their major tournaments, justifying that playing and winning in some tournaments are just...
KUALA LUMPUR: It may be Toh Ee Wei’s first World Championships but she is not in Copenhagen to make up the numbers. Ee Wei and partner Chen Tang Jie will open their campaign later than the others in the Malaysian camp as they have received a first-round bye and will most probably play Hong Kong’s Reginald...
PETALING JAYA: Singles shuttler Ng Tze Yong produced a superb display to upstage Zhao Junpeng of China in the first round of the World Championships in Copenhagen on Monday (Aug 21). Both players battled point for point before world No. 22 Tze Yong secured a narrow 21-19, 26-24 win over Junpeng in 48 minutes. In the Tokyo...
PETALING JAYA: Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen is one class above in the chase for the men’s singles title in the World Championships. On paper, the 29-year-old is seen as the favourite to win his third world title and become the first Danish player to win it at home in Copenhagen. Axelsen had won the last two in 2017...
THEY are young and dangerous. All of them have beaten top stars on their good days. They are hungry for success and are equally skilful. They, however, lack consistency and experience but no one can take them lightly. All of them have experienced injuries at one point in their careers in the last one year but...
PETALING JAYA: Turn criticism into motivation. That’s Datuk Misbun Sidek’s encouragement to his former student Lee Zii Jia as the latter takes on Jonatan Christie of Indonesia in the men’s singles first round of the World Championships at Royal Arena in Copenhagen today. Misbun believes controversies before a major tournament could be a blessing in disguise. “Netizens are...
