PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Lee Zii Jia sparred with India’s women’s singles player P.V. Sindhu ahead of his All-England opening match today. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) released a video of the independent men’s singles player training with the 2019 world champion during a practice session at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham. World No. 10 Zii Jia, who...
PETALING JAYA: National men’s doubles coach Tan Bin Shen has narrowed it down to lacking confidence as probably the one significant factor that has been separating Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik from the world top four combinations. The challenge for Aaron-Wooi Yik in tournaments, including the All-England which begins in Birmingham today, is to regain their self-belief...
PETALING JAYA: Who will lose in the men’s singles first round again – Lee Zii Jia or Kodai Naraoka of Japan? Both players will clash in the opening round of the All-England starting in Birmingham today and are bent on making amends after losing in their respective opening round of the French Open in Paris last...
PETALING JAYA: South Korea’s An Se-young (pic) pulled off a stunning comeback win over Taiwanese rival Tai Tzu-ying to reach the final of the French Open. Se-young incredibly clawed her way back from 12-18 and 16-20 down in the third game to come away with a 21-12, 17-21, 22-20 victory over Tzu-ying in a thrilling women’s...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s prospects in the All-England look bleak after a disappointing show in the ongoing French Open. None of the Malaysian shuttlers made it past the quarter-finals in Paris with men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik the only representatives in the last eight. World No. 5 Aaron-Wooi Yik lost out 19-21, 16-21 to South Korea’s...
PETALING JAYA: Professional shuttler Lee Zii Jia got his Europe tour off to a poor start after an unexpected defeat to left-handed player Magnus Johannesen of Denmark. The world No. 10 went down 15-21, 19-21 in 41 minutes to the world No. 33 in the first round of the French Open at Adidas Arena in Paris...
PETALING JAYA: Professional shuttler Goh Jin Wei (pic) is virtually assured of a place in the Paris Olympic Games despite her challenging journey. And coach Nova Armada can’t be more prouder than that. The world No. 27 is currently lying at the 17th spot in the Road to Paris ranking and she is set to go under...
PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles shuttlers Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani’s run at the French Open ended right when it began after they crashed out in the opening round. They took on world No. 24 Taiwanese pair Lee Fang-chih-Lee Fang-jen in the first round at the Arena Porte de la Chapelle in Paris, but saw their campaign...
PETALING JAYA: Paris rolls back good memories for women’s doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah (pic). And national coach Hoon Thien How wants the duo to draw inspiration from their past performances in the 2022 French Open to give a creditable showing in this year’s edition starting tomorrow. “They played superbly to win, I hope they will remember...
PETALING JAYA: Jeremy Gan was almost a household name in badminton, winning the world junior championships in 1996 and Asian junior championships in 1997 with partner Chan Chong Ming before turning into coaching. But his younger brother Jerry has chosen a different path but he has no regrets. Jerry has been a man behind much of Malaysia’s...
