PETALING JAYA: Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik gave one of their best performances this year to march into the quarter-finals of the Japan Open and emerged as the only survivors for Malaysia. The national men’s doubles pair swept aside Indonesia’s world No. 14 Shohibul Fikri-Bagas Maulana 21-12, 21-10 in the second round at the Yoyogi Gymnasium in...
PETALING JAYA: National junior development director Datuk Misbun Sidek and the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) have decided to mutually part ways. Misbun, who rejoined BAM for a second stint in 2017, will continue working until Aug 1 before officially leaving. "Misbun has been exemplary in his role as development director," BAM deputy president Datuk V Subramaniam...
PETALING JAYA: Lee Zii Jia suffered a first-round exit in the Korean Open after he went down 15-21, 21-18, 17-21 to Hong Kong's Angus Ng Ka Long at the Jinnam Stadium in Yeosu on Wednesday (July 19). In a closely fought match, the independent men's singles shuttler and world No. 17, who was competing for the...
