PETALING JAYA: Shuttler K. Letshanaa (pic) is enjoying the environment in centralised training for the Asian Games. Letshanaa and the other women shuttlers might not be competing in the women’s team event but they are still training together in a big group at the Academy Badminton Malaysia (ABM) in Bukit Kiara. Letshanaa is happy to spar with...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie are out to end their last Asian Games campaign on a high note. Soon Huat, 33 and Shevon, 30 know that age is catching up with them and are keen to make the most of every big opportunity that they have. The world No. 11 independent pair have been...
PETALING JAYA: Staying at the top is just as huge a challenge as chasing the frontrunners. Shuttlers Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei can certainly attest to this. Right after reaching a career high No. 9 in the world to become the country’s No. 1 mixed doubles pair, Tang Jie-Ee Wei, who were only paired together last December,...
PETALING JAYA: Old hats Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi know they need new tricks to make a difference in their second Asian Games outing. The independent doubles shuttlers are one of the few members of the Hangzhou Asiad badminton squad to have played in the last edition in Jakarta in 2018. They will not...
PETALING JAYA: Underdog status suits men’s doubles shuttler Aaron Chia just fine. Malaysia will not be seeded in the men’s team event in the Asian Games in Hangzhou but Aaron sees this as a plus point rather than a disadvantage. “Sometimes it’s better to be unseeded,” said Aaron, who is set to compete in the individual event...
PETALING JAYA: Coping with the sorrow of losing a loved one can be a lengthy journey, but Indonesia’s men singles shuttler Anthony Ginting (pic) is making positive strides towards accepting the loss. In the recently-concluded Hong Kong Open, Anthony bowed out in the semi-finals after a 13-21, 15-21 defeat to Japan’s world No. 15 Kenta Nishimoto...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Pearly Tan can finally afford to smile big. She has come through the Hong Kong Open without any serious injuries and that to her, is a good sign ahead of the Asian Games in Hangzhou from Sept 23-Oct 8 after a difficult few months. “I’m also really happy that I managed to complete all...
PETALING JAYA: National women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah let slip a golden opportunity to capture their first title of the year after going down in the Hong Kong Open final. And the slippery floor at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Kowloon did not help them either. Yesterday, world No. 10 Pearly-Thinaah went down 21-14, 22-24, 9-21...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah are out to end their dazzling run in the Hong Kong Open with the title today. World No. 10 Pearly-Thinaah were in their element when they swept aside world No. 11 Thai sisters Benyapa Aimsaard-Nuntakarn Aimsaard 21-13, 21-18 in the last four at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Kowloon yesterday. They...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Ng Tze Yong’s fighting spirit can take him a long way. Yesterday, Tze Yong gave Indonesia’s world No. 6 Jonatan Christie a huge scare before going down 19-21, 23-21, 13-21 in a thrilling men’s singles semi-final match at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Kowloon. World No. 20 Tze Yong had stunned Jonatan in the...
