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,...
PETALING JAYA: Rexy Mainaky’s recent promotion as the national coaching director may have come at the right time as Malaysia enjoyed one of their best weeks in badminton. Just a month into his new role and the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) players have smashed their way to three titles through doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi...
PETALING JAYA: China’s shuttler Weng Hongyang is always associated to his senior Lin Dan as both are left-handed. And on Sunday, the 24-year-old Hongyang showed no mercy as he outplayed Lee Zii Jia 21-12, 21-6 in the men’s singles final of the Denmark Open in Odense and spoiled the professional shuttler’s hope of winning back-to-back titles. Zii...
PETALING JAYA: Indian shuttler P. V. Sindhu (pic) is determined to take the positives despite going down in the women’s singles semi-finals of the Denmark Open. In an ill-tempered clash, world No. 12 Sindhu lost 18-21, 21-19, 7-21 to Spain’s world No. 6 Carolina Marin at the Jyske Bank Arena in Odense on Saturday. Both players were...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik raised their hands in sheer happiness and then hugged each other. It was a special moment for the duo as the former world champions finally lifted their first World Tour title. World No. 4 Aaron-Wooi Yik were in a league of their own as they crushed Indonesia’s world No. 14...
PETALING JAYA: Finally, the long wait for a World Tour title is over for shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik. The world No. 4 Aaron-Wooi Yik rose to the occasion magnificently to beat Indonesia's world No. 14 Shohibul Fikri-Bagas Maulana 21-13, 21-17 in the men's doubles final of the Denmark Open at the Jyske Bank Arena in...
PETALING JAYA: Ng Tze Yong had a great week at the Arctic Open where he reached his first men’s singles final in a super 500 event on Sunday but it was back to reality for the shuttler at the Denmark Open in Odense yesterday. Tze Yong acknowledged that consistent performances in back-to-back tournaments will be crucial...
PETALING JAYA: India’s men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty are reaping the rewards of their dedication and persistence following a series of first-time achievements. The Indian duo moved up two positions to reach the pinnacle of the world rankings last week after their historic gold medal win for India at the Hangzhou Asian Games earlier this...
PETALING JAYA: The physical strength of men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik will be severely tested as the top Malaysian combination are competing for the fourth consecutive week on the international stage. Following a mentally taxing two-week period at the Hangzhou Asian Games, the world No. 4 played at the Arctic Open in Finland last...
PETALING JAYA: Lee Zii Jia has advanced to the Denmark Open's second round after beating Belgian Julien Carraggi in Odense on Wednesday (Oct 18) night. Zii Jia, the world No 11, dropped the first game before recovering to beat world No. 43 Carraggi 19-21, 21-15, 21-10 in a first round match that lasted 61 minutes. The Malaysian...
