PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi suffered a blow ahead of the Asian Games after shockingly going down in the men’s doubles first round of the Hong Kong Open. The world No. 8 lost out 16-21, 23-25 to Japan’s world No. 27 Keiichiro Matsui-Yoshinori Takeuchi at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Kowloon yesterday. It was...
PETALING JAYA: Professional singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia will return to Academy Badminton Malaysia (ABM) for Asian Games centralised training as his apparel issue has been settled. Zii Jia and several other independent shuttlers will begin their sessions with Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) players from Sept 19-23 at the academy in Bukit Kiara in preparation...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing and Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei have been on contrasting trajectories this year. While Kian Meng-Pei Jing went through a horror run of form that saw them drop out of the top 10 to No. 23 in the mixed doubles world rankings, Tang Jie-Ee Wei progressed steadily to...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik proved that they know how to dig deep and win when it matters. Aaron-Wooi Yik were pushed hard by fellow countrymen Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi but showed great tenacity to prevail 19-21, 21-19, 21-11 in a pulsating men’s doubles quarter-final match at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium in...
PETALING JAYA: The Independent mixed doubles players are under pressure following the rise of fresh pair Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei. But former international Goh Liu Ying sees the healthy rivalry as the perfect recipe for Malaysia to push for two pairs to qualify for the Paris Olympic Games next year, when the qualifying period ends...
PETALING JAYA: Lee Zii Jia, despite the pressure mounting on him to produce improved results, has no choice but to ride out the storm and hope for a breakthrough in the super 1000 China Open which begins today. The Malaysian’s campaign in the World Championships was ended by Dane Anders Antonsen who went on to reach...
PETALING JAYA: Yap Roy King-Valeree Siow’s bid to reach their first international tournament final of the year was foiled after the mixed doubles pair went down in the last four of the Indonesian International Challenge. The reigning mixed doubles national champions lost 21-23, 16-21 to Thailand’s Weeraphat Phakjarung-Ornnicha Jongsathapornparn in Medan yesterday. World No. 66 Roy King-Valeree...
PETALING JAYA: Newly-crowned women’s singles world champion An Se-young (pic) is not planning to rest on her laurels as she wants to achieve more success. World No. 1 Se-young proved her dominance as the queen of badminton by nailing South Korea’s first world title in the women’s singles after outplaying three-time world champion Carolina Marin of...
PETALING JAYA: Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei are facing a different challenge after overtaking their seniors in the world rankings. The national mixed doubles pair had a tough task to close the gap on independent pairs Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie and Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing when they were first combined last December. But Tang Jie-Ee...
PETALING JAYA: Focus on your dreams, achieve your desired results, and stay away from controversies. That is the sound Merdeka Day advice given by former men’s doubles shuttler Koo Kien Keat who wished to rejuvenate the Malaysian players’ spirits after their forgettable finish at the World Championships in Copenhagen last week. “In the world of sports, it...
