KUALA LUMPUR: Singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia’s recent Europe swing had its ups and downs but it was the manner he had handled himself through it all that won the praise of his coach Wong Tat Meng. Zii Jia started strongly by winning the Arctic Open in Finland, his first title in 17 months after the...
PETALING JAYA: For Denmark’s world No. 1 Viktor Axelsen (pic), nothing is more important than his health. The 29-year-old Axelsen has been dealing with lower leg and left foot injuries since the Denmark Open last month. These injuries have led to him conceding a walkover to Malaysia’s world No. 11 Lee Zii Jia in the last 16...
PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles shuttlers Aaron-Chia-Soh Wooi Yik are out to end the year on a high by sealing their World Tour Finals berth after regaining their No. 2 spot in the world. Aaron-Wooi Yik had ended their long wait for a World Tour title at the Denmark Open last month and the victory in Odense...
PETALING JAYA: Don’t lose heart. This is the message from badminton legend Datuk Lee Chong Wei (pic) for professional mixed doubles pairs Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie and Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing after they were dropped from the Road to Gold (RTG) programme yesterday due to poor form. The writing’s had been on the wall for...
PETALING JAYA: Low Hang Yee made a bold decision to quit Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) in December last year and the move is paying off. The professional player has been reaping the benefits of his sacrifice with his partner Ng Eng Cheong over the last 10 months. There have not been much fanfare for the duo...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Ng Tze Yong can get tips from Jonatan Christie (pic) of Indonesia who had overcome a confidence crisis to win the French Open in Rennes on Sunday. Tze Yong lost in the semi-finals to Li Shifeng of China in the same tournament, mainly due to nervousness, which often stems from lack of confidence. It...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Lee Zii Jia managed to beat one Chinese but could not get past another in the men’s singles competition in the French Open. Zii Jia went down fighting 21-17, 11-21, 12-21 to Hangzhou Asian Games champion Li Shifeng in the second round at the Glaz Arena in Rennes yesterday. The independent player had exacted...
FORMER great Datuk Misbun Sidek will reveal his new ‘’home’’ as a coach when the time is right but while the negotiation process is going on quietly, he is keeping himself busy and cooking up some plans. What have you been doing while waiting to decide on the offers you have received to coach abroad? I’ve been...
PETALING JAYA: National mixed doubles coach Nova Widianto has set top pair Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei a semi-final target in the French Open. Nova wants world No. 9 Tang Jie-Ee Wei to bounce back after the duo exited last week’s Denmark Open in the second round after going down 15-21, 12-21 to Thailand’s 2021 world...
PETALING JAYA: Losing in every World Tour tournament since 2017 must have been frustrating for men doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia-Sooh Wooi Yik. But no matter how much they were ridiculed, they never gave up. And it was their dogged determination over the last six years that saw the former world champions beating Indonesians Bagas Maulana-Shohibul Fikri 21-13,...
