PETALING JAYA: Independent men's doubles shuttlers Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani have defeated Indonesia's Shohibul Fikri-Daniel Marthin to make the final of the China Open. World No. 12 Sze Fei-Izzuddin had lost to the Indoensians in the second round of the Hong Kong Open just a week ago but played brilliantly to beat the latter 21-14,...
PETALING JAYA: Men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia is still struggling to get back to full fitness after the Paris Olympics. Zii Jia suffered a shocking 15-21, 2-21 defeat at the hands of Japan’s Koki Watanabe in the first round of the China Open at the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium in Changzhou yesterday. The world No. 3...
PETALING JAYA: Doubles shuttlers Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani were in sizzling form as they knocked out top Indonesian pair to reach the Japan Open semi-finals. The duo, who plan to turn professionals, took 54 minutes to upstage Fajar Alfian-Rian Ardianto 21-16, 10-21, 21-16 in the quarter-finals at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama on Friday (Aug...
PETALING JAYA: The recent retirements of some high profile men’s doubles players is something Aaron Chia wants to exploit with Soh Wooi Yik – but he is well aware that their own advancing age and emerging talents will make it tough in the men’s doubles scene post Paris Olympics. China No. 2 Liu Yuchen-Ou Xuanyi, once...
PETALING JAYA: Men singles shuttler Leong Jun Hao's winning run against Kodai Naraoka has ended in the Japan Open. On Thursday (Aug 22), the world No. 27 Jun Hao blew away a good start to go down 23-21, 10-21, 15-21 to Japan's No. 1 and world No. 8 Naraoka in the second round in Yokohama. Jun Hao...
PETALING JAYA: Men’s singles shuttler Ng Tze Yong will need time to regain his old confidence after enduring a frustrating year. Tze Yong has yet to return to full training after undergoing two back surgeries in February and April and has been ruled out of all remaining competitions this year. National coaching director Rexy Mainaky said that...
PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik are keen to keep playing badminton at the highest level into their late 30s like Indonesian pair Mohd Ahsan-Hendra Setiawan. And just like the legendary Ahsan and Hendra, Aaron-Wooi Yik want to win more major titles. Hendra, 39 has won all the major crowns including the Olympics, World...
The 2024 Paris Olympics has come to a close, with many celebrating the hard work and triumphs of their country’s top athletes. One Malaysian individual, however, has come under fire for taking issue with the way their sportswomen were dressed during competition. In a now-deleted social media post, the netizen shared two photos of badminton players. One featured Malaysian women’s doubles team...
It was also calculated that only 40 minutes of the 76-minute match were aired to Chinese viewers as CCTV omitted parts of the match when Taiwan was winning. It’s the Olympics. Can’t everyone just play nice? Taiwan scored its first gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Sunday (Aug 4) when Wang Chilin and Lee Yang defeated...
The cameraman seemed particularly focused on 27-year-old Chiharu Shida during her bronze medal match. Another Olympian has become the talk of the town, thanks to her stunning good looks. The women’s doubles badminton event at the Paris Olympics came to a close with China’s Chen Qiangchen and Jia Yifan beating their compatriots Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning to clinch gold. Japan’s duo, Chiharu Shida...
