PETALING JAYA: Red-hot shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah have set their sights on an even bigger prize - toppling China’s formidable top two women’s doubles pairs. Fresh off their sizzling run in Kumamoto, the in-form duo clinched their third title of the year at the Japan Masters on Sunday, underscoring their growing confidence and ambition. The victory meant...
PETALING JAYA: Badminton fans can look forward to seeing men’s singles star Lee Zii Jia back on court after he registered to compete in the Australian Open from Nov 18-23. According to the qualifying report released by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Friday (Oct10), Zii Jia will join three other Malaysian men’s singles players -...
PETALING JAYA: Women’s doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah continued their fine form by reaching the quarter-finals of the Hong Kong Open. World Championships silver medallists Pearly-Thinaah were composed as they defeated Indonesia’s newly formed pair Febriana Dwipuji and Meilysa Trias 21-18, 21-17 at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Kowloon on Thursday (Sept 11). Pearly-Thinaah, who...
PETALING JAYA: Women’s doubles shuttlers Teoh Mei Xing-Go Pei Kee’s run in the China Open ended in the last eight after they were beaten by world No. 7 home pair Jia Yifan-Zhang Shuxian. Mei Xing-Pei Kee found the Chinese duo too hot to handle and lost out 7-21, 15-21 in 34 minutes at the Olympic Sports...
PETALING JAYA: Reality has bitten men's singles shuttler Leong Jun Hao hard after his sobering defeat to Frenchman Alex Lanier in the Japan Open first round. World No. 24 Jun Hao was hoping to pull off an upset over world No. 8 Lanier but found the latter too hot to handle and lost tamely 12-21, 14-21...
PETALING JAYA: Mixed doubles pair Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei showed they are back in the groove by reaching the Indonesian Open semi-finals. The world No. 4 Tang Jie-Ee Wei had to dig deep to beat Denmark's Jesper Toft-Amalie Magelund 17-21, 21-16, 21-14 in a 54-minute quarter-final match on Friday (June 6) at the Istora Senayan in Jakarta. They will...
PETALING JAYA: Even before the second-round matches get underway tomorrow (June 5), Malaysia are already assured of having at least two men’s doubles pairs in the quarter-finals of the Indonesian Open. World No. 1 duo Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani will face veterans Tan Wee Kiong-Nur Azriyn Ayub, while Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun are set to...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah earned sweet redemption by beating Indonesia’s Lanny Tria Mayasari-Siti Fadia Ramadhanti in the second round of the Indonesian Open in Jakarta on Thursday (June 5). The duo battled for 59 minutes before prevailing 18-21, 21-16, 21-17 at the Istora Senayan, overcoming not only the home duo but also the challenge...
PETALING JAYA: Women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah let their racquets do the talking as they put aside the uncertainty over their contract situation to cruise into the second round of the Thailand Open. The top seeds were in complete control during their opening match at the Nimibutr Arena in Bangkok, sweeping aside India’s Rashmi Ganesh-Sania...
PETALING JAYA: Transitioning from coaching men’s singles shuttlers to mixed doubles is hard for some people but not Hazwan Jamaluddin. Hazwan was initially worried when he was moved from the junior men’s singles coaching role to the mixed doubles in the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) at the end of last year. The 40-year-old though has been...
