PETALING JAYA: Lee Zi Jia (pic) has proven that he has not lost his winning touch by claiming the Arctic Open but let’s not expect too much too soon from the independent shuttler. Former international Datuk Rashid Sidek said the win in Finland will boost Zii Jia’s confidence and at the same time, the badminton fraternity...
PETALING JAYA: Misfortune struck women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah but Ng Tze Yong made it a memorable run to reach the men’s singles quarter-finals in the Arctic Open. Pearly-Thinaah’s European trip is over as they will not compete in the Denmark Open from Oct 12-17 and French Open from Oct 24-29 after the former aggravated...
PETALING JAYA: Independent shuttler Lee Zii Jia and the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) players Ng Tze Yong and Leong Jun Hao advanced to the Arctic Open quarter-finals in Vantaa, Finland on Thursday (Oct 12). Zii Jia overcame Chico Aura of Indonesia 21-17, 18-21, 21-11 in a second round match that lasted for one hour. He will...
PETALING JAYA: Talented doubles shuttler Yap Roy Ying will be the missing star from the KL Masters from Oct 31-Nov 5 at Stadium Titiwangsa in Kuala Lumpur. The 22-year-old Roy King, who is known for his prowess in playing two events – the men’s doubles and mixed doubles - is still nursing an ankle injury. He has...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani (pic) will need to stay consistent in their performances if they harbour hopes of qualifying for the men’s doubles competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics. They did not get the opportunity to earn valuable ranking points in the Asian Games in Hangzhou but made headway earlier when they...
PETALING JAYA: Mixed pair Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei justified their recent climb to the top 10 standings by reaching the second round of the Arctic Open in Finland. World No. 9 Tang Jie-Ee Wei dumped 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games silver medal winners Marcus Ellis-Lauren Smith of England 21-14, 21-17 to get off to a flying...
PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik weren’t so hot in the Asian Games, bowing out in the semi-finals. Now, it’s about to get really cold for them as they move to freezing Vantaa in search of a first world tour title at the Arctic Open from today. Winter is around the corner in Finland...
PETALING JAYA: United States have done better than Malaysia in the world junior championships Yes, you heard that right as the nation known more for their American football, baseball and athletics stole the show at the home tournament when Francesca Corbett-Allison Lee went down fighting 21-12, 13-21, 15-21 to Japan’s Maya Tagauchi-Aya Tamaki in the girls’...
PETALING JAYA: The pain of losing in the first round to Chinese nemesis Chen Yufei in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta was fresh in An Se-young’s memory and the South Korean was finally able to exact her revenge in warrior like fashion in Hangzhou. Se-young was only 16 while Yufei, the 2016 world junior champion,...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Bryan Goonting-Aaron Tai were only paired up two months ago but they have proven to be the stars in the making by winning a bronze medal at the World Junior Championships. Bryan-Aaron went down fighting 18-21, 21-15, 14-21 to Taiwan’s Asian Junior bronze medallists Lai Po-yu-Tsai Fu-cheng in the last four in Spokane,...
