PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Lee Zii Jia admits he still has the desire to become the first Malaysian to win the men’s singles title after getting off to a solid start in the World Championships. But he doesn’t want to speak too soon. Yesterday, Zii Jia gave an assured performance to dispatch fifth seed Jonatan Christie of Indonesia...
PETALING JAYA: It’s time to introduce prize money for the World Championships – at least some think so. The premier badminton event has been organised since 1977 but the Badminton World Federation (BWF) have always evaded the discussion of offering prize money for their major tournaments, justifying that playing and winning in some tournaments are just...
KUALA LUMPUR: It may be Toh Ee Wei’s first World Championships but she is not in Copenhagen to make up the numbers. Ee Wei and partner Chen Tang Jie will open their campaign later than the others in the Malaysian camp as they have received a first-round bye and will most probably play Hong Kong’s Reginald...
PETALING JAYA: Singles shuttler Ng Tze Yong produced a superb display to upstage Zhao Junpeng of China in the first round of the World Championships in Copenhagen on Monday (Aug 21). Both players battled point for point before world No. 22 Tze Yong secured a narrow 21-19, 26-24 win over Junpeng in 48 minutes. In the Tokyo...
PETALING JAYA: Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen is one class above in the chase for the men’s singles title in the World Championships. On paper, the 29-year-old is seen as the favourite to win his third world title and become the first Danish player to win it at home in Copenhagen. Axelsen had won the last two in 2017...
THEY are young and dangerous. All of them have beaten top stars on their good days. They are hungry for success and are equally skilful. They, however, lack consistency and experience but no one can take them lightly. All of them have experienced injuries at one point in their careers in the last one year but...
PETALING JAYA: Turn criticism into motivation. That’s Datuk Misbun Sidek’s encouragement to his former student Lee Zii Jia as the latter takes on Jonatan Christie of Indonesia in the men’s singles first round of the World Championships at Royal Arena in Copenhagen today. Misbun believes controversies before a major tournament could be a blessing in disguise. “Netizens are...
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Misbun Sidek is looking at several coaching offers from different countries in Asia and Europe. In a special press conference held Sunday (Aug 20), Misbun said several countries have offered him a job to coach their senior team after his service was ended by the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) recently. He will decide...
PETALING JAYA: A valuable advice from former great Datuk Lee Chong Wei could not have been more timely for men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik as they begin their title defence at the World Championships in Copenhagen tomorrow. National doubles coaching director Rexy Mainaky said Chong Wei visited the players on Wednesday and offered words...
PETALING JAYA: A frail looking Ng Tze Yong may not have ruffled feathers during his World Championships debut in Tokyo last year but he is gearing up to surprise his opponents in Copenhagen next week after toughening up. He now weighs more and is sturdier. Tze Yong said that his weight during the Sudirman Cup was around...
